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32 GB of dedicated video memory and hardware AV1 encoding are useful capabilities to check against your creative software's requirements; they are not a promise of a particular frame rate or export time.
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
32 GB GDDR7 · NVIDIA Founders Edition board · Black / Silver
NVIDIA's own RTX 5090 board combines 32 GB of GDDR7 memory, a two-slot cooler and four display outputs. Check the full installation envelope and power requirements before choosing it.
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The 575 W board specification comes with a 1000 W minimum system-PSU requirement and specific 16-pin cabling instructions. Two-slot construction does not remove the need for fan and cable clearance.
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- GPU and board model
- GeForce RTX 5090 — NVIDIA Founders Edition
Conditions & context
Manufacturer specification · NVIDIA's own board, MPN NVGFT590. Not an RTX 5090 laptop GPU, RTX 5090 D, or another manufacturer's custom board.
- VRAM capacity and type
- 32 GB GDDR7
Conditions & context
Manufacturer specification · Dedicated video memory; capacity alone does not predict game frame rates or application performance.
- Length, height and slot width
- 304 mm long × 137 mm wide; two-slot board
Conditions & context
Manufacturer specification · The specification table calls the second dimension width. Two-slot describes the board, not the complete installation envelope. See the separate clearance requirement and allow for power cables.
- Board power
- 575 W Total Graphics Power (TGP)
Conditions & context
Manufacturer specification · NVIDIA's board-power specification, not measured wall power, typical gaming consumption or a recommended PSU rating.
- Power connectors
- One 16-pin PCIe Gen 5 input
Conditions & context
Manufacturer specification · The RTX 5090 r2 manual requires four independent dedicated PCIe 8-pin PSU cables to the included NVIDIA adapter, or one 600 W-or-greater PCIe Gen 5 16-pin cable. Seat the plug fully and flush. The webpage's lower 3-cable / 450 W advice conflicts with the manual and is not used.
- Display outputs and versions
- 3 × DisplayPort 2.1b (UHBR20); 1 × HDMI 2.1b
Conditions & context
Manufacturer specification · Current NVIDIA specification and footnotes. Highest advertised modes require DSC and compatible displays/cables; connector version alone is not a guarantee of a particular monitor mode.
- GPU architecture
- Blackwell
Conditions & context
Manufacturer specification
- CUDA cores
- 21760
Conditions & context
Manufacturer specification · Architecture-specific execution-unit count; not directly comparable to AMD stream processors or Intel Xe cores and not a benchmark.
- Base clock
- 2.01 GHz
Conditions & context
Manufacturer specification · Manufacturer rounded specification; not the unverified import's 2017 MHz value.
- Boost clock
- 2.41 GHz
Conditions & context
Manufacturer specification · NVIDIA applies clock specifications to gaming at medium-to-full GPU utilisation. Not a guaranteed sustained clock in every workload.
- Memory bus width
- 512 bit
Conditions & context
Manufacturer specification · Interface width, not memory bandwidth or a stand-alone performance score.
- Host interface
- PCI Express Gen 5; installs in a PCIe x16 graphics slot
Conditions & context
Manufacturer specification · Follow the motherboard and graphics-card manuals for the appropriate slot and system compatibility.
- Minimum system PSU rating
- 1000 W
Conditions & context
Manufacturer specification · Minimum in the RTX 5090 r2 manual and full specification table. NVIDIA bases its table on a Ryzen 9 9950X system and recommends a PCIe CEM 5.1-compliant PSU; requirements vary by system. The same webpage's lower preparation section says 850 W, which conflicts with both sources and is not adopted.
- Manufacturer installation clearance
- Guide: reserve 304 × 137 × 61 mm; allow additional fan and cable space
Conditions & context
Manufacturer specification · The r2 guide labels these as clearance dimensions and recommends an additional slot in front of the fans. Its 61 mm figure must not be represented as the physical thickness of the two-slot board. The webpage separately calls for 36 mm of power-cable space. Confirm your case and PSU cable instructions; this is not an automatic fit guarantee.
- Hardware video encoders
- Three ninth-generation NVENC engines
Conditions & context
Manufacturer specification · Hardware provision; codec, application and driver support determine which capabilities can be used.
- Hardware video decoders
- Two sixth-generation NVDEC engines
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- AV1 support
- Hardware encode and decode support
Conditions & context
Manufacturer specification · Requires compatible software and drivers; no encoding-speed measurement is claimed.
- Connected displays
- Up to four displays
Conditions & context
Manufacturer specification · NVIDIA lists four independent 4K 165 Hz displays, or two at 4K 360 Hz / 8K 100 Hz with DSC. Other combinations depend on available bandwidth, cables and displays.
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