The Power-Exploding Nvidia RTX 5090: Unleashing Blistering Frames Per Second Speed

The $2,000 Nvidia RTX 5090: Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Frames?

In a world where PC gaming is all about raw horsepower, the new Nvidia RTX 5090 has left me wondering if there’s a limit to how many frames you can have. The thought didn’t cross my mind until I played Dragon Age: The Veilguard with Nvidia’s Multi Frame Generation (MFG) as part of its DLSS 4 update. During a chaotic enemy encounter, the card went above 360 FPS on the highest graphical settings, even more so when the action slowed down. It’s partly thanks to the new Blackwell architecture, but the graphics card is just a vehicle – the rest is AI and "fake frames."

But what exactly is MFG? More to the point, how does it change the gaming experience?

How Games Run with All the RTX 5090’s Bells and Whistles?

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 specs are no less impressive than its price tag. With the new Blackwell architecture, 32 GB of VRAM, 21,760 CUDA cores, and a 2.01 GHz base clock, it’s a beast. But Nvidia has focused most of its attention on the 5th-gen Tensor cores and the promised 3,352 TOPS of AI performance.

The AI is the name of the game here. With the flip of a switch, I could generate up to three frames in between two rendered frames. While it may seem like a lot to take in, MFG is essentially a game-changer.

Is the RTX 5090’s Frame Gen Even Necessary?

But does it enhance gameplay? I normally test games at 4K on an AOC U27G3X monitor, which only goes up to 120 Hz. That’s fine for most GPUs, but not with MFG. Without MFG, I’d struggle to hit 100 FPS with medium DLSS upscaling and no path tracing. With MFG, I could reach 360 FPS, which, while impressive, isn’t necessarily beneficial.

How Do Games Play When Most of Your Frames are Generated?

I didn’t spot many, if any, visual discrepancies in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, but I did notice a few instances of pop-in with Alan Wake II. But does it make a difference? I’m still more curious about the RTX 5070 and 5070 Ti for gamers who can’t splurge on a $2,000 graphics card. MFG will be a better deal for cheaper cards.

The Verdict

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 is a behemoth, but is it worth the $2,000 price tag? Only for those who don’t care what they spend on the "best." For the rest, there are more affordable and equally impressive options on the horizon.

[Image: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090]

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