MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z
Benchmark and Specs
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Benchmark and Specs
Here we show you benchmarks and technical data for the MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z. The graphics card is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (Blackwell) and has 32 GB GDDR7 graphics memory with a memory bandwidth of 1792 GB/s. The MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z has 170 execution units with 21760 shaders.
GPUThe 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. |
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| Based on: | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| GPU Chip: | GB202-300-A1 (Blackwell) |
| Streaming Multiprocessors: | 170 |
| Shader: | 21760 |
| Render Output Units: | 176 |
| Texture Units: | 680 |
| Raytracing Cores: | 170 |
MemoryThe 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. |
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| Memory Size: | 32 GB |
| Memory Type: | GDDR7 |
| Memory Clock: | 1.750 GHz |
| Memory Speed: | 28.0 Gbps |
| Memory bandwidth: | 1792 GB/s |
| Memory Interface: | 512 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe 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. |
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| Base Clock: | 2.017 GHz |
| Boost Clock: | 2.775 GHz + 15 % |
| Avg (Game) Clock: | |
| Overclocking: | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe 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. |
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| TDP: | 800 W+ 39 % |
| TDP (up): | 1000 W+ 67 % |
| Tjunction max: | 90 °C |
| PCIe-Power: | 2 x 16-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z has a total of 3 Axial (Radiator) fans to cool the graphics processor and graphics memory. |
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| Fan-Type: | Axial (Radiator) |
| Fan 1: | 3 x 120 mm |
| Fan 2: | -- |
| Cooler-Type: | Air cooling |
| Noise (Idle): | 0 dB / Silent |
| Noise (Load): | -- |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z. |
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| Max. Displays: | 4 |
| HDCP-Version: | 2.3 |
| HDMI Ports: | 1x HDMI v2.1b |
| DP Ports: | 3x DP v2.1b |
| DVI Ports: | -- |
| VGA Ports: | -- |
| USB-C Ports: | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z has a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The graphics card supports the DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate) standard. |
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| Max. resolution: | 7680x4320 |
| DirectX: | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| Raytracing: | Yes |
| DLSS / FSR: | Yes |
| LED: | MSI Mystic Light |
Supported Video CodecsThe video codecs accelerated in hardware by the MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z reduce the processor load and ensure lower energy consumption. |
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| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe 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. |
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| Length: | 260 mm |
| Height: | 151 mm |
| Width: | 61 mm |
| Width (Slots): | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| Weight: | -- |
| SFF-Ready: | No |
Additional dataThe MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z made in 5 nm was published in Q1/2026 for 2,329 $ (Reference). |
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| GPU Interface: | PCIe 5 x 16 |
| Release date: | Q1/2026 |
| Launch Price: | 2,329 $ (Reference) |
| Structure size: | 5 nm |
| Part-no: | -- |
| Documents: | data sheet |
2.017 GHz, 32 GB (800 W TDP)
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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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32 GB GDDR7 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
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Steel Nomad Light Graphics score
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32 GB GDDR7 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
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Steel Nomad Graphics score
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32 GB GDDR7 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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32 GB GDDR7 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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32 GB GDDR7 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
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Solar Bay (Raytracing)
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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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