RTX 5090: Benchmark tests, reviews, and the latest news

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Nvidia DGX Spark
Benchmarking Qwen 3.8 27B on RTX 5090 and beyond

By Jeffrey Kampman Published

Premium Following the release of Qwen 3.8 27B, we put our trusty hardware to the test to see which hardware might be best suited for running this open-weight AI model.

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A post-DLSS 5 RTX 5090 suffering from a genetic disease known as its 16-pin connector melting
Enthusiast says DLSS 5 pushed RTX 5090 past 600W and melted the 16-pin connector

By Hassam Nasir Published

It's in the genetics.

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GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
Nvidia's top-end RTX 5090 gaming GPU now costs at least $5,000

By Hassam Nasir Published

It's all down to AI

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Soldering power wires directly to the PCB of an RTX 5090
Modders solder power cables directly to RTX 5090 PCB to eliminate notorious melting 16-pin connector

By Hassam Nasir Published

'There's no princess connector here.'

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ROD Edition 20
Nvidia RTX 5090 ships in bizarre 8-motherboard bundle

By Jowi Morales Published

You're getting enough parts to get started on at least five simultaneous PC builds.

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Nvidia's fastest graphics cards get US price increase at Best Buy, Amazon

By Kunal Khullar Published

Premium Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 graphics cards are once again selling far above MSRP, with some Asus and MSI models climbing close to $5,000.

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GPU Benchmarks and Performance Hierarchy
The GPU benchmarks hierarchy 2026

By Jeffrey Kampman Last updated

We've run hundreds of GPU benchmarks on Nvidia, AMD, and Intel graphics cards and ranked them in our comprehensive hierarchy.

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Asus' monstrous ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Edition 20 includes expansive curved AMOLED display

By Mark Tyson Published

Asus has used its Computex press event to showcase a huge celebration of its ROG gaming sub-brand with commemorative gear including the Asus ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Edition 20.

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GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
Retailer selling broken RTX 5090 GPUs for as low as $1,760

By Hassam Nasir Published

Intended only for repair professionals or recycling.

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damaged resistors on an MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z
Newbie overclocker destroys $5,000 RTX 5090 Lightning Z GPU they used 'to learn how to solder'

By Jowi Morales Published

An MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Lightning Z owner sent their $5,000 GPU for repair after damaging it while "practicing" soldering a resistor on the board.

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