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RTX 4090 vs RTX 5090: measured FPS in 10 games

Median gap+21%RTX 5090 faster

RTX 4090 ahead0/10games, by more than 3%

RTX 5090 ahead10/10games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/10games

We have 27 published results where the RTX 4090 and the RTX 5090 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 10 games in all, from GameGPU. Across those games the RTX 5090 is a median 21% faster than the RTX 4090. The RTX 5090 is ahead by more than 3% in 10 of the 10 games and the RTX 4090 in 0.

Card pages: GeForce RTX 4090 (enthusiast) and GeForce RTX 5090 (enthusiast), with every measured result and our estimates. How we pick sources.

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Both figures in a row come from the same outlet, game, resolution and preset. Results limited by a game's frame cap are left out. The last column is how much faster the quicker card is in that test.

Game	Setting	RTX 4090	RTX 5090	Gap	Source
The Last of Us Part II Remastered	1080p Ultra	187 FPS	198 FPS	RTX 5090 +6%	GameGPU
The Last of Us Part II Remastered	1440p Ultra	162 FPS	175 FPS	RTX 5090 +8%	GameGPU
The Last of Us Part II Remastered	4K Ultra	103 FPS	124 FPS	RTX 5090 +20%	GameGPU
Battlefield 6	1080p Ultra	194 FPS	254 FPS	RTX 5090 +31%	GameGPU
Battlefield 6	1440p Ultra	146 FPS	196 FPS	RTX 5090 +34%	GameGPU
Battlefield 6	4K Ultra	87 FPS	120 FPS	RTX 5090 +38%	GameGPU
Doom: The Dark Ages	1080p Ultra	145 FPS	163 FPS	RTX 5090 +12%	GameGPU
Doom: The Dark Ages	1440p Ultra	109 FPS	131 FPS	RTX 5090 +20%	GameGPU
Doom: The Dark Ages	4K Ultra	62 FPS	82 FPS	RTX 5090 +32%	GameGPU
Assassin's Creed Shadows	1080p Ultra	77 FPS	88 FPS	RTX 5090 +14%	GameGPU
Assassin's Creed Shadows	1440p Ultra	65 FPS	80 FPS	RTX 5090 +23%	GameGPU
Assassin's Creed Shadows	4K Ultra	44 FPS	57 FPS	RTX 5090 +30%	GameGPU
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl	1440p Ultra	95 FPS	113 FPS	RTX 5090 +19%	GameGPU
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl	4K Ultra	61 FPS	80 FPS	RTX 5090 +31%	GameGPU
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7	1080p Ultra	194 FPS	233 FPS	RTX 5090 +20%	GameGPU
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7	1440p Ultra	143 FPS	183 FPS	RTX 5090 +28%	GameGPU
Monster Hunter Wilds	1440p Ultra	87 FPS	107 FPS	RTX 5090 +23%	GameGPU
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7	4K Ultra	82 FPS	112 FPS	RTX 5090 +37%	GameGPU
Monster Hunter Wilds	4K Ultra	65 FPS	79 FPS	RTX 5090 +22%	GameGPU
Borderlands 4	1080p Ultra	94 FPS	104 FPS	RTX 5090 +11%	GameGPU
Borderlands 4	1440p Ultra	66 FPS	75 FPS	RTX 5090 +14%	GameGPU
Borderlands 4	4K Ultra	41 FPS	48 FPS	RTX 5090 +17%	GameGPU
EA Sports FC 26	1440p Ultra	292 FPS	298 FPS	RTX 5090 +2%	GameGPU
EA Sports FC 26	4K Ultra	205 FPS	285 FPS	RTX 5090 +39%	GameGPU
F1 25	1080p Ultra	173 FPS	192 FPS	RTX 5090 +11%	GameGPU
F1 25	1440p Ultra	126 FPS	151 FPS	RTX 5090 +20%	GameGPU
F1 25	4K Ultra	69 FPS	86 FPS	RTX 5090 +25%	GameGPU

27 results in 10 games; FPS as published (41 to 298 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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