Die Shrink 143: Initial RTX 5090 Impressions
Added 2025-01-24 08:50:08 +0000 UTCWe break down our initial thoughts on the RTX 5090, and explain why RTX 5090 performance seems to have not lived up to its specs…
0:00 Immediate RTX 5090 Reactions
11:00 AI & Ray Tracing Performance Disappoints
21:13 Is the RTX 5090 even for professionals?
28:35 Could the RTX 5080 & 5070 be even WORSE?
34:42 Clues that Blackwell is Imbalanced
43:19 Will any of this hurt Nvidia?
https://www.techspot.com/review/2944-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090/
Ridiculous: https://www.techspot.com/review/2944-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090/#2025-01-23-image-2-jpg
LTT Testing suggests FG still sucks: https://youtu.be/Q82tQJyJwgk?si=WeiVlNImWXI0Qc6f&t=788
LTT underwhelmed by AI Performance: https://youtu.be/Q82tQJyJwgk?si=Gy7rr2EL99AGxtaJ&t=1047
Capped Power Scaling: https://x.com/ComputerBase/status/1882433556678615247
Mostly Underwhelming 8K Performance: https://www.techradar.com/computing/gaming-pcs/nvidia-rtx-5090-8k-performance-has-blown-me-away-already-and-its-mainly-thanks-to-multi-frame-generation
