GeForce RTX 5090 vs GTX TITAN Z

Place in the ranking	246	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	59
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	11.28
Power efficiency	4.25	12.54
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GK110B	GB202
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	28 May 2014 (10 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,999	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX TITAN Z and RTX 5090 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	5760	21760
Core clock speed	705 MHz	2017 MHz
Boost clock speed	876 MHz	2407 MHz
Number of transistors	7,080 million	92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	375 Watt	575 Watt
Texture fill rate	210.2	1,637
Floating-point processing power	5.046 TFLOPS	104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	176
TMUs	240	680
Tensor Cores	no data	680
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	170

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	267 mm	304 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	3-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	672 GB/s	1.79 TB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3D	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
3D Vision	+	-
3D Vision Live	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.8
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.4
CUDA	+	10.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX TITAN Z 22.11

RTX 5090 100.00
+352%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX TITAN Z 8904

RTX 5090 40367
+353%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	45−50 −360%	207 +360%
1440p	40−45 −360%	184 +360%
4K	30−35 −370%	141 +370%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	66.64 −590%	9.66 +590%
1440p	74.98 −590%	10.86 +590%
4K	99.97 −605%	14.18 +605%

RTX 5090 has 590% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 5090 has 590% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 5090 has 605% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

190−200

+0%

190−200

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Valorant	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Dota 2	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Far Cry 5	159 +0%	159 +0%
Fortnite	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	202 +0%	202 +0%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	183 +0%	183 +0%
Dota 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Valorant	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	174 +0%	174 +0%
Dota 2	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	167 +0%	167 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	55 +0%	55 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Valorant	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%

This is how GTX TITAN Z and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

RTX 5090 is 360% faster in 1080p
RTX 5090 is 360% faster in 1440p
RTX 5090 is 370% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 45 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.11	100.00
Recency	28 May 2014	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	375 Watt	575 Watt

GTX TITAN Z has 53.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 352.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX TITAN Z in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.