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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition vs NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition 32 GB GDDR7 · 2.41 GHz · 575 W Speed index 87/100

The 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.

NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada
NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada 48 GB GDDR6 · 2.54 GHz · 300 W Speed index 76/100

The NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada is based on the NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada (Ada Lovelace) and has 48 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 960 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition is 14 % faster than the NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders EditionNVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada
Speed index
87/100
76/100
FP32
104.80 TFLOPS
92.15 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.41 GHz
2.54 GHz
Memory Size
32 GB GDDR7
48 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
1,792 GB/s
960 GB/s
TDP
575 W
300 W
Launch Price
2,329 $
6,799 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders EditionNVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada
GPU ChipGB202-300-A1AD102
Streaming Multiprocessors170142
Shader2176018176
Render Output Units176192
Texture Units680568
Raytracing Cores170142
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition has the GB202-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Blackwell architecture.

The NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada is based on the graphics chip AD102, which comes from the Ada Lovelace architecture.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders EditionNVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada
Memory Size32 GB48 GB
Memory TypeGDDR7GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed28.0 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth1,792 GB/s960 GB/s
Memory Interface512 bit384 bit
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The 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 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada is 20.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.500 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders EditionNVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada
Base Clock2.017 GHz2.175 GHz
Boost Clock2.407 GHz2.535 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders EditionNVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada
TDP575 W300 W
TDP (up)600 W--
Tjunction max90 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 16-Pin1 x 16-Pin
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The 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 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada has 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 300 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders EditionNVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 110 mm1 x 70 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders EditionNVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1b--
DisplayPort3x DP 2.1b4x DP 1.4a
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition.

The NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders EditionNVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With 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 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders EditionNVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
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The 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.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders EditionNVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada
Length304 mm267 mm
Height137 mm112 mm
Width40 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyYesNo
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The 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 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders EditionNVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada
GPU InterfacePCIe 5 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2025Q1/2023
Launch Price2,329 $6,799 $
Structure size5 nm5 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q1/2025.

The NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada came on the market in Q1/2023 and will have a structure width of 5 nanometers manufactured.

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition +75.3 %

  1. 25,431
  2. 14,505

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. 54,489
  2. no data

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. 13,978
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition +78.7 %

  1. 35,994
  2. 20,139

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition +77.7 %

  1. 14,278
  2. 8,037

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. 214,983
  2. no data

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