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

FireStrike, which is the DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs, reportedly highlighted a 36 percent performance improvement. It was evaluated in Performance, Extreme, and Ultra scenarios. Meanwhile, the DirectX 12 TimeSpy benchmark revealed a 33 percent improvement over the RTX 4090 GPU on Performance and Extreme settings.

That extra processing power naturally translates to better performance, making the RTX 5090 the new king of 4K gaming. It’s a $1,999 GPU for anyone who wants the best 4K gaming experience, developers interested in AI performance, and creators who want to accelerate video editing.