Finding an RTX 5090 FE at MSRP would be lucky, but does anyone really need this power-hungry monster with its heightened temperatures?

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 is the most brutally fast graphics card ever introduced, augmented by new DLSS 4 technology that feels like magic. But you pay dearly for it.

Since competitor AMD had previously confirmed plans to launch its competing RDNA 4 GPUs in "early 2025", some of us also expected to meet the company's new Radeon RX 9000 series desktop GPUs at CES 2025 .

That extra processing power naturally translates to better performance, making the RTX 5090 the new king of 4K gaming. It’s a $1,999 GPU for anyone who wants the best 4K gaming experience, developers interested in AI performance, and creators who want to accelerate video editing.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 is one of the most powerful (and expensive) graphics cards ever, and uses AI to further enhance its gaming performance.

A powerhouse Blackwell GPU with impressive specs and performance, but at a premium price. Is it worth the investment?

A $2,000 video card for consumers shouldn't exist. The GeForce RTX 5090, like the $1,599 RTX 4090 before it, is more a flex by NVIDIA than anything truly meaningful for most gamers. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said as much when he revealed the GPU at CES 2025,

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 is the fastest PC graphics card money can buy, and it asserts the company’s dominance in a product category that it founded itself on so many years ago.