The MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z has 21760 shaders and 170 execution units. The graphics card thus achieves a theoretical FP32 computing power of 120.82 TFLOPS.
- GPU Chip
- GB202-300-A1 (Blackwell)
- Streaming Multiprocessors
- 170
- Shader
- 21760
- Render Output Units
- 176
- Texture Units
- 680
- Raytracing Cores
- 170
The MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z can use 32 GB graphics memory of the type GDDR7. The graphics card thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 1792 GB/s on a 512 bit wide memory interface.
- Memory Size
- 32 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR7
- Memory Clock
- 1.750 GHz
- Memory Speed
- 28.0 Gbps
- Memory bandwidth
- 1,792 GB/s
- Memory Interface
- 512 bit
The base clock frequency of the MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z is 2.017 GHz. A high clock frequency (even in turbo mode) can greatly increase the speed of a graphics card.
- Base Clock
- 2.017 GHz
- Boost Clock
- 2.775 GHz+15 %
- Overclocking
- Yes
The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z is 800 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 16-Pin connector.
- TDP
- 800 W+39 %
- TDP (up)
- 1000 W+67 %
- Tjunction max
- 90 °C
- PCIe-Power
- 2 x 16-Pin
The MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z has a total of 3 Axial (Radiator) fans to cool the graphics processor and graphics memory.
- Fan-Type
- Axial (Radiator)
- Fan 1
- 3 x 120 mm
- Cooler-Type
- Air cooling
- Noise (Idle)
- 0 dB / Silent
Up to 4 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z.
- Max. Displays
- 4
- HDCP
- 2.3
- HDMI
- 1x HDMI 2.1b
- DisplayPort
- 3x DP 2.1b
The MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z has a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The graphics card supports the DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate) standard.
- Max. resolution
- 7680x4320
- DirectX
- 12_2 (Ultimate)
- Raytracing
- Yes
- DLSS / FSR
- Yes
- LED
- MSI Mystic Light
The video codecs accelerated in hardware by the MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z reduce the processor load and ensure lower energy consumption.
- h264
- Decode / Encode
- h265 / HEVC
- Decode / Encode
- VP8
- Decode / Encode
- VP9
- Decode / Encode
- AV1
- Decode / Encode
The MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z is 260 mm long and 151 mm high. With a width of 61 mm, the graphics card requires 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.
- Length
- 260 mm
- Height
- 151 mm
- Width
- 61 mm
- Width (Slots)
- 3 PCIe-Slots
- SFF-Ready
- No
The MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z made in 5 nm was published in Q1/2026 for 2,329 $.
- GPU Interface
- PCIe 5 x 16
- Release date
- Q1/2026
- Launch Price
- 2,329 $ (Reference)
- Structure size
- 5 nm
