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Specifications, performance and current prices compared in United States · USD · prices checked through Oct 17, 2026
NVIDIA
Current comparison price
$4,499Value 38 · Balanced
from 4 offers at 1 retailers · checked Oct 17
Capability highlights · price excluded
NVIDIA
Current comparison price
$5,400Value 45 · Balanced
from 8 offers at 2 retailers · checked Oct 17
Capability highlights · price excluded
Capabilityprice excluded
RTX 4090 leads in 0 scenarios, RTX 5090 in 2, 7 even. RTX 5090 is ahead for Ray Tracing (1440p), Ray Tracing (4K). View grades →
Valueunder Balanced
RTX 5090 has the higher Value under these priorities (45 vs 38).
Pricecurrent market snapshot
RTX 4090 costs less right now ($4,499 vs $5,400, 17% apart).
| Priority | RTX 4090 | RTX 5090 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 45 | ||
| 18 | 21 | ||
| 39 | 53 | ||
| 61 | 100 | ||
| 42 | 62 | ||
| 39 | 55 | ||
| 58 | 100 | ||
| 55 | 100 | ||
| 59 | 100 | ||
| 3 | 3 | even |
Pick a preset to compare under it: the whole page follows. Within 2 points counts as even.
Under Balanced, each product holds or loses the higher Value at one price, with the other held at its current price. Enter the prices you were actually offered to see the answer for your deal.
RTX 4090
Current comparison price
$4,499 Value 38
RTX 4090 matches the Value of RTX 5090 (at $5,400) at $3,443 or less.
RTX 5090
Current comparison price
$5,400 Value 45
RTX 5090 keeps the higher Value up to $7,057 (with RTX 4090 at $4,499).
A crossover is a calculation under the active priorities and today's market frame, not a price forecast.
New offers we track in United States (USD), cheapest first, with the date each was checked. Amazon appears as a link only: its price is not shown and never enters Value.
RTX 4090
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What each product can do for a job, graded S to F with price left out, and the measured indexes behind it.
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| RTX 4090 | RTX 5090 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p Budget | S #2 | S #1 |
| 1440p Sweet Spot | S #2 | S #1 |
| 4K Ultra / VR | S #2 | S #1 |
| Ray Tracing (1080p) | S #2 | S #1 |
| Ray Tracing (1440p) | A #2 | S #1 |
| Ray Tracing (4K) | B #2 | A #1 |
| AI / LLM | S #2 | S #1 |
| 3D Rendering | S #2 | S #1 |
| Light Use & Efficiency | D #49 | D not ranked |
| Gaming performance | 1,962 | 2,383 |
| Ray tracing | 2,037 | 2,621 |
| AI compute | 2,833 | 3,593 |
Facts true of every board a product groups; a range or "varies" marks a fact that differs between boards.
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| RTX 4090 | RTX 5090 | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | ||
| Video memory | 24 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6X | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 384 bit | 512 bit |
| Power & physical | ||
| Board power | 450 W | 575 W |
| Recommended PSU | 850 W | 950 W |
| Card length | 331 mm – 358 mm | 189 mm – 359 mm |
| Compatibility & features | ||
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Display outputs | DisplayPort, HDMI | DisplayPort, HDMI, USB-C (varies by board) |
| Features | Backplate, DLSS, Frame generation, Ray tracing, Dual bios, RGB lighting (varies by board) | Backplate, DLSS, Frame generation, Ray tracing, RGB lighting (varies by board) |
| Product & board | ||
| Board brand | GIGABYTE, ASUS (varies by board) | ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI (varies by board) |
| Release year | 2022 | 2025 |
| Colour | Black, White (varies by board) | Black |
Not tracked means the source data does not have this fact. It is not assumed to be absent.
Conditions drawn from the data above, not a universal recommendation. The better choice depends on which of these matter to you.
It depends on the question. For capability (price left out) see the grades by use case; for how good the current price is for what you get, see Value under your priorities; and for the cheapest option today, see current prices. This page keeps the three apart and does not name one overall winner.
Under Balanced, RTX 5090 has the higher Value (45 vs 38) in the market snapshot of Oct 17, 2026. Value changes with your priorities and with prices.
Under Balanced, with RTX 5090 at its current price, RTX 4090 reaches equal Value at $3443. It is a calculation, not a price forecast.
RTX 4090 leads in 0 scenarios, RTX 5090 in 2, 7 even. RTX 5090 is ahead for Ray Tracing (1440p), Ray Tracing (4K).
The offers section lists every new offer we track for both products in United States, with the date each price was checked. Open in Compare to add more products.