Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Review

Exciting times for us computer enthusiasts as we can finally showcase the new GeForce RTX 5090 and the next generation of Nvidia GPUs, codenamed Blackwell, with the new flagship graphics card priced at $2,000.

It's been two years since Nvidia released the mighty GeForce RTX 4090, an insane $1,600 GPU that smashed the previous-generation flagship by a 60% margin – that is, 60% faster on average at 4K. This made it an extremely powerful and exciting option for high-end gaming, even if it was undeniably expensive.

So, what's on offer here, and how can Nvidia justify a $2,000 price tag for the RTX 5090?

Nvidia has faced some challenges this generation. While the RTX 50 series takes advantage of cutting-edge technologies such as PCI Express 5.0 and GDDR7 memory, the GPU is built using the same TSMC 4N process as the previous generation. Without improvements ...