The GeForce RTX 5090, a new flagship GPU powered by NVIDIA's "Blackwell" architecture that features fifth-generation Tensor Cores and fourth-generation RT Cores, will deliver 20% improved performance on average versus its Ada-based predecessor,

With well over a 30% performance increase over the RTX 4090 in most tests, this new Nvidia gaming GPU definitely appears to be fast.

The RTX 5090 offered the most improvement in Steel Nomad (4K), scoring 14,133 points—some 53% higher than the RTX 4090’s 9,216. The previous-generation card did close the gap in other tests, like Time Spy Extreme (2160p), where the RTX 5090’s advantage dropped to 31% but still gained an average advantage of 39% over the RTX 4090.

Leaked benchmarks show some eye-opening synthetic gains, but real-world gaming is more like a 20% uplift on average compared to NVIDIA's RTX 4090.