Gaming Performance (Do – St)
We are going to focus on the 4K gaming experience with the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G, and run every game at 4K Native Resolution as well as with DLSS Quality. In addition, we will turn on Ray Tracing in supported games and have DLSS Quality enabled with that. We will also run Path Tracing where available. We’ve got 10 games to show you, and we are using manual run-through for benchmarking. We are including an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition to compare to. In this way, we can see the advantage the factory overclock makes with the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G over the Founders Edition. We are also including an XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition as a baseline for comparison. The Radeon RX 9070 XT does not compete with the GeForce RTX 5090 on pricing or performance; it is here as a representative of the fastest from AMD and to provide an idea of how much faster the GeForce RTX 5090 is in gaming performance.
Doom: The Dark Ages
Doom: The Dark Ages uses Ray Tracing at all times, but is well optimized and performs very fast on the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G allows a playable experience at 4K native resolution on “Ultra Nightmare” with 100FPS average. Enabling DLSS Quality Upscaling brings that up to over 140FPS average. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is 3% faster than the GeForce RTX 5090 FE, and with DLSS it is 5% faster. The Radeon RX 9070 XT struggles at native resolution, but with FSR Quality Upscaling it is playable at 84FPS. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is 88% faster than the Radeon RX 9070 XT.
In Doom: The Dark Ages, we can enable Path Tracing, and we have done so above with DLSS Quality Upscaling and FSR Quality Upscaling also enabled. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G just barely eeks us to the 60FPS mark at 4K, while the RTX 5090 FE dips a bit under. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is 3% faster than the GeForce RTX 5090 FE. The Radeon RX 9070 XT is not playable at all, even with the most aggressive FSR mode. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is 222% faster than the Radeon RX 9070 XT.
Dying Light: The Beast
In Dying Light: The Beast, we are running at 4K native resolution with the “Very High” preset, which does not enable RT. In this game, the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G performs very well and provides a playable gameplay experience at 96FPS average. Enabling DLSS Quality Upscaling improves that up to 138FPS average. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is 4% faster than the GeForce RTX 5090 FE, and with DLSS, it is 3% faster. The Radeon RX 9070 XT struggles at native resolution and needs at least FSR Quality to make it playable, just over 60FPS. For a better experience, you may want to enable FSR Balanced, however. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is 125% faster than the Radeon RX 9070 XT.
This game supports Ray Tracing, and we can enable that via the “Ultra” preset. It takes a toll on performance, but at 4K with DLSS Quality Upscaling, the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G still provides a smooth and playable gameplay experience at 79FPS average. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is 3% faster than the GeForce RTX 5090 FE. The Radeon RX 9070 XT is completely unplayable, even with the most aggressive FSR Upscaling. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is 120% faster than the Radeon RX 9070 XT.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II runs with an ‘always on’ custom Ray Tracing, and thus is a demanding game. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G, however, runs it smoothly at 4K native resolution at 108FPS average. Enabling DLSS Quality Upscaling boosts that to 138FPS. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is 5% faster than the GeForce RTX 5090 FE, and with DLSS it is 4% faster. The Radeon RX 9070 XT struggles at 4K native and is not playable, but turn on FSR Quality Upscaling and it is playable. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is 106% faster than the Radeon RX 9070 XT.
Resident Evil Requiem
Resident Evil Requiem is a new game that was also not released at the time of the GeForce RTX 5090 launch. Running at 4K native with the “Max” settings, the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G smashes performance in this game at 167FPS average and with DLSS up to 200FPS! The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is 4% faster than the GeForce RTX 5090 FE, and with DLSS it is 3% faster. The Radeon RX 9070 XT also runs this game well at 4K native resolution at 93FPS, and with FSR Quality Upscaling brings that up to 123FPS. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is 80% faster than the Radeon RX 9070 XT.
This game supports regular Ray Tracing, and we enable that with the “High” preset across all video cards. We are running with Upscaling at Quality mode above. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G allows a very playable experience at 132FPS. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is 4% faster than the GeForce RTX 5090 FE. Surprisingly, the Radeon RX 9070 XT also allows a playable experience here at 4K, and we are using FSR Quality Upscaling. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is 83% faster than the Radeon RX 9070 XT.
We can go one step further with this game, enabling “Max” Path Tracing! Yet, the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G still allows a playable experience! We are getting an average of 80FPS, but keep in mind this is a combination of outdoors and indoors. In the outdoor areas, the average was hovering around 64FPS average in the most intense scenes. Turning on a more aggressive “Balanced” Upscaling would provide a higher performance level in these areas. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is 4% faster than the GeForce RTX 5090 FE. The Radeon RX 9070 XT cannot run Path Tracing in this game.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Stalker 2 is still pretty tough on hardware, but the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is playable at 4K native resolution on “Epic” quality settings at 79FPS average. With DLSS Quality, performance jumps up to 118FPS. The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is 4% faster than the GeForce RTX 5090 FE, and with DLSS it is also 4% faster. The Radeon RX 9070 XT is not playable at 4K native and does require at least FSR Quality Upscaling, but you may even want “Balanced.” The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 GAMING OC 32G is 90% faster than the Radeon RX 9070 XT.
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Join Discussion →This price is just too high. The current price retail is now exceeding the scalper prices at release-time...... I thought I paid way too much for mine, which now feels like a bargain. The current situation has just put these video cards out of reach......and this card is at Gigabytes low end of 5090s......ouch.
I've got the lowly MSI Ventus 3X OC, but I only paid $2,600 for it around launch. I had to buy it as part of an MSI bundle to do it, but I still got the card for what was about MSRP at the time. The prices of 5090's (and most everything else) now is utterly insane. I make good money at my job, but I wouldn't be able to justify a top end gaming build right now.
Your at assrape Alienware and Falcon Northwest pricing a few years ago just to DIY a top end PC build now.