Die Shrink 143: Initial RTX 5090 Impressions (Patreon)

Die Shrink 143: Initial RTX 5090 Impressions

We break down our initial thoughts on the RTX 5090, and explain why RTX 5090 performance seems to have not lived up to its specs… 00:00 5090 reviews 03:00 The 5090 seems underwhelming after third party reviews 11:00 AI performance wasn’t that impressive either 12:33 Ray Tracing didn’t improve enough, what does this mean for the rest of the lineup 21:13 The 5090 is for professionals, no reason to upgrade as a 4090 owner, impressive cooler 23:50 Not everyone would take this card instead of pocketing 1500$ and getting a cheaper GPU 28:35 Blackwell scaling, heat 34:42 5090 min frames are close to 4090 averages, 5080 vs 4080 40:14 5090 marketing should have focused on AI, Nvidia's reputation MAJOR SPONSORS: Get BIG DEALS if you support MLID at Microcenter: https://micro.center/brokensilicon Win 11 Pro ($23): https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 Win 10 Pro ($17): https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore10 Win10 Home ($16): https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore10h Office 2016 ($30): https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore16 Office 2019 ($53): https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore19 25% software discount code: brokensilicon Buy MS Win 11 Pro OEM KEY GLOBAL at: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/ #Windows11cdkey #HARDWARE #cdkeyofferwindows11 Get 10% off Vite Ramen w/ "brokensilicon" at the following link: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR Use code "brokensilicon" to save $30 at MinisForum: https://shrsl.com/4n656 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead US Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3ABOcPl Cash App Donations: $MooresLawisDead Address Fan Mail to: Moore's Law Is Dead, PO Box 60632 Nashville, TN 37206 Broken Silicon [A PC Hardware Podcast] is available on ALL platforms. https://soundcloud.com/mooreslawisdead https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/broken-silicon/id1467317304 https://open.spotify.com/show/6cdnW7YoDQJQy0g2CamWw2 RSS:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:645460692/sounds.rss Twitter: https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead All Music by SAHARA: https://soundcloud.com/saharasuck https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCffKc6rhZTkCLNtf4hyxwsg Broken Silicon Logo by Tom. Broken Silicon burning graphic by Tom & Sulphurous: https://twitter.com/Sulphurous11 2021 Video Intro by Tom & abstractrealism on the MLID Discord LINKS!!!!!!: 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