NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
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AMD Radeon RX 480
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (Blackwell) and has 32 GB GDDR7 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 1792 GB/s.
The AMD Radeon RX 480 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 480 (Ellesmere) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s. |
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GPUThe NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition has the GB202-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Blackwell architecture. The AMD Radeon RX 480 is based on the graphics chip Polaris 10 XT, which comes from the Ellesmere architecture. |
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| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | GPU | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
| GB202-300-A1 | GPU Chip | Polaris 10 XT |
| Blackwell | Architecture | Ellesmere |
| 170 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 36 |
| 21760 | Shader | 2304 |
| 176 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 680 | Texture Units | 144 |
| 170 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 28.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the AMD Radeon RX 480 is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz. |
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| 32 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR7 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.750 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 28.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 1792 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 512 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture. |
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| 2.017 GHz | Base Clock | 1.120 GHz |
| 2.407 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.266 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition is powered by 1 x 16-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 575 W. The AMD Radeon RX 480 has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 150 W. |
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| 575 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 600 W | TDP (up) | -- |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 1 x 16-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans. The AMD Radeon RX 480 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 2 x 110 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be operated with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition. The AMD Radeon RX 480 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v2.1b | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetWith the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 480 is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_0 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition is connected to the system via PCIe 5 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The AMD Radeon RX 480 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface. |
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| 304 mm | Length | 240 mm |
| 137 mm | Height | 95 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 35 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 5 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
| Yes | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q1/2025. The AMD Radeon RX 480 came on the market in Q2/2016 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured. |
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| -- | Part-no | -- |
| Q1/2025 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
| 2,329 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 199 $ (Reference) |
| 5 nm | Structure size | 14 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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Benchmark results
3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
32 GB GDDR7 |
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Steel Nomad Light Graphics score
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
32 GB GDDR7 |
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Steel Nomad Graphics score
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
32 GB GDDR7 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
32 GB GDDR7 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
32 GB GDDR7 |
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Solar Bay (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
32 GB GDDR7 |
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Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
Geekbench 6 - OpenCL
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
32 GB GDDR7 |
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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