MSI GeForce RTX 5090 32G LIGHTNING Z

Buying advice

This RTX 5090 board is aimed at enthusiasts who can accommodate a separate radiator and exceptionally high power budgets. The 32 GB GDDR7 capacity is substantial, but the 800 W and 1000 W modes make power delivery and chassis planning central purchase considerations.

Specifications

LAUNCH

Released: -

GRAPHICS BENCHMARKS

3DMark Score: -

MEMORY & STORAGE

Graphics Memory: 32 GB GDDR7
Memory Bandwidth: 1,792 GB/sNominal peak; 28 Gbps per pin; not measured
Bus Width: 512 bit
Memory Transfer Options: 28 GbpsEffective per-pin options

ARCHITECTURE & COMPUTE

* FP32 describes floating-point throughput, not measured gaming performance. Architecture, clock and method differences affect comparison.

Architecture: -
Process: TSMC 4N NVIDIA Custom Process · 4 nm
Platform: -
Boost Clock: 2,730 MHzoem configured
CUDA Cores: 21,760
CUDA Cores per GPU: 21,760
FP32 TFLOPS*: -
FP16 (AI) TFLOPS: -
CUDA Compute Capability: 12.0
L2 Cache: 98,304 KB
NVIDIA SMs: 170
ROPs: 176
RT Core Generation: 4
Resolution & frame-rate reference: -
TMUs: 680
Tensor Core Generation: 5
Transistors: 92.2 billion

POWER & BATTERY

Power: -
Recommended System PSU: -

CONNECTIVITY & EXPANSION

DirectX 12 Ultimate: Yes
DisplayPort: 2.1b
HDMI: 2.1b
PCIe Interface: PCI Express Gen5 x16
Resizable BAR Support: Yes

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS

AV1 Decode: Yes
AV1 Encode: Yes
Manufacturer: MSI
NVDEC Engines: 2
NVDEC Generation: 6
NVENC Engines: 3
NVENC Generation: 9