[OPINI] Will RTX 5090 performance be much different from RTX 4090?

The launch of the latest generation of graphics cards from Nvidia at the end of January received a lot of highlights. To the extent, many are wondering whether the performance of the RTX 5090 will be far different from the previous generation flagship, the RTX 4090 which is famous for the dominance of various benchmark.

Through a relaxed article in the form of opinion this time, Author will invite you to think for a moment, will the RTX 5090 performance be really different from the RTX 4090 and is worth considering?

RTX 5090, Nvidia’s Latest Flagship in 2025

The latest generation of Nvidia graphics cards with Blackwell architecture had caught the attention of various groups around the world, especially gamers. The graphics card that looks increasingly large is now equipped with a faster GDDR7 memory than its predecessor, including the standardization of PCIE 5.0.

The transition of memory types from the previous GDDR6 to GDDR7 not only increases efficiency, but the overall performance of the graphics card. Although still, the speed will not be meaningful if not accompanied by an increase in VRAM capacity.

Speaking of improvements, of course, that the latest generation of graphics cards from Nvidia is not spared from price adjustments. Where for the RTX 5090 itself, priced at USD 1,999 or 32 million rupiah.

Unfortunately, thanks to the “artificial scarcity” created by the manufacturing, the price of the RTX 5090 graphics card managed to skyrocket to at least 41 million rupiah. In fact, if the author tries to count roughly based on the e-commerce formula, local distributors are still “profit” around 6 million rupiah.

To what extent is the performance of RTX 5090 when compared to RTX 4090?

After a glimpse of the RTX 5090 which is the latest flagship of the Nvidia green camp, of course many of the gamers think, what extent do the performance difference from the RTX 5090 from the RTX 4090?

Based on the Youtube Benchmark for Gamers channel video, you can see the capabilities of the two flagship graphics cards from NVIDIA are not so far, where the difference is not too far, let alone to make it gawk.

The difference is that unfortunately, it looks even greater when the Frame Generation technology gimmick is turned on. For example in the Cyberpunk 2077 game at 4K resolution, Ray Tracing, and Right Right, RTX 5090 armed with multiple frame generation (MFG) 4x can produce 195.5 fps, while in MFG 2x can only produce 105.5 fps.

The gimmick indeed managed to excel the RTX 4090 which was only equipped with a frame generation without multiplication, and was only able to penetrate 76.7 fps in the same setting. What is unfortunate is when the gimmick seems to be a justification in “improvement in performance”.

Taking other samples in the video, Marvel Rivals in 4K resolution and Right Right, the difference in the performance of the graphics card is only 28%adrift. Where RTX 4090 can only provide 85.1 FPS maximum, while RTX 5090 can produce around 109 FPS.

Armed with prices, performance, power difference, and gimmick offered, Author feels that such as having more funds to buy RTX 5090, it is likely that the author will still hold back to buy it. Because the difference in performance offered is too minor to say ‘groundbreaking’.

Selling multiple frame generation, not performance?

The development of graphics cards from generation to generation is often anticipated by gamers because it is proven to offer significant increase in performance. For example from the GTX 750 TI and GTX 1650, which offers real improvement without having to go through an intermediary for any gimmick.

The problem of graphics cards that depose the GTX family is the Gimmick Frame Generation which for some reason can only be accessed in the latest technology, instead of giving an increase in performance on an old graphics card like AMD FSR through upscaling.

Multiple Frame Generation (MFG) On the other hand, making additional frames executed by the latest GPUs to improve frames without having to sacrifice quality like the upscaling method. As a result, gameplay will feel much smoother and offer quality at native resolution when the feature is activated.

The problem is, only graphics cards with the latest technology are given the ability to improve FPS without sacrifice quality. Author considerations are, not all users are “willing” or “ready” to upgrade just for the sake of pursuing the difference of the percentage. It’s rough, like selling Brott features.

So, is the RTX 5090 worth it?

Although the launch of the RTX 5090 is anticipated throughout the world, according to the author, it feels less wise to consider RTX 5090 especially specifically just playing the latest game, Indiana Jones for example.

Moreover, forced standardization, for example, at least it must be flat right, at least 2K, at least it must be 4K, until a minimum of 8K is mandatory just to play games that feel too excessive. Plus the existence of a Multiple Frame Generation (MFG) gimmick, making the development of technology feel less directed.

Indeed, on the other hand the presence of the gimmick can be a breath of fresh air for those who happen to have a mediocre rig, but with restrictions on the technology only for the latest output devices, isn’t this directed like coercion in a structured manner? Like, if you don’t have money not to make good performanceso.

What if you think, Brott? Do you feel that the performance of the RTX 5090 is also not much different from the RTX 4090, and only wins because the multiple frame generation gimmick?

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