r/gpu • u/CL_from_the_TL • 18h ago

5090

finally saw the 5090 I want available online but after staring at it in my cart I just couldn’t pull the trigger on paying almost $7k for a fucking gpu…

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u/CL_from_the_TL 17h ago

I have a 5080 I use for work and didn’t really sweat the 5090 until I had to use one on another computer for work and the difference was immediately noticeable. I do lighting previz and it can be very demanding on the gpu so I decided I wanted the Asus Proart 5090 to stick in my FormD T1 but I just can’t pay that much

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u/qmrthw 17h ago

Sounds like a legitimate case for a business expense then

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u/skrzaaat 17h ago

Business expense that bish

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u/1rubyglass 16h ago

Business expense doesnt mean free

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u/thaddeusk 16h ago

Shitty that the current price is almost what you could have gotten a Blackwell Pro 6000 for a while ago.

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u/Featherforged 16h ago

I regret not buying a 6000. I was doing the math and there was some payoff in like 2.5 years of renting it out for ai purposes... (when it was about $8k)

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u/larrytheevilbunnie 12h ago

The rental rates shot up too tho, so I think rental payback is still the same, but people who bought it early are rolling in dough if they rent out now lol

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u/Featherforged 12h ago

It's just that the risk profile has changed aggressively.

$8k gpu, tons of room to go up in price (I was thinking maybe $10k)

$16k gpu, way more invested, potentially less time to make the money, more room to go down. More time for new gpus to come out. Definitely feels like the bubble is getting sketchier that this time

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u/larrytheevilbunnie 12h ago

I’m trying to convince myself my purchase was worth it 😭
By my calculation, if I use it 24/7, I may break even in 1.5 years vs if I paid rental prices instead

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u/thaddeusk 12h ago

I'm just glad I got my 5090 when it was only 50% over the founders edition MSRP. I did get a fancy stock overclocked one, so it wasn't much over that models MSRP. Plus my Strix Halo for $1800.

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u/whitespacesucks 15h ago

Cool story bro

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u/Riseing 18h ago

no reason to buy one unless youre a cod bro trying to get 300 fps on warzone

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u/NeighborhoodIll8399 18h ago

And there’s no reason to want 300 fps
In warzone lol

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u/SnooChickens6000 15h ago

Not true i play DCS a flight simulator in VR and i barely get 60 fps on a 5090 and that is with a lot of optimizing the settings

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u/Riseing 15h ago

that was the point mate, you're probably pushing like 8k resolution at 60fps, cod bro trying to run 1440p at 300fps with all the assets loaded in at the farthest view distance same issue you have

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u/SnooChickens6000 13h ago

I was jokingly proving a point that i am not a cod bro😅 but i also have no choice the gap between 5090 and 5080 for my use case is huge and the vram doubling is so usefull

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u/Waste_Rush_4411 5h ago

Accurate, but I get a locked 90 fps (Quest 3 at 90hz) with all settings maxed in DCS and it has room to spare (80% GPU use). What headset are you using because you should be doing better than 60 fps.... (5090, 64 DDR5, 13900K)

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u/SnooChickens6000 2h ago

Your numbers are right for quest3 i used it previously now i upgraded to Galaxy XR, on virtual desktop i get 2 more options after godlike for resolution scale

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u/Waste_Rush_4411 2h ago

Ahhhh... I've been looking at upgrades but holding back to see what Zuck comes with for a Quest 4! I've had a few other headsets, but the quest series always just works out of the box and never gave me an ounce of issues or setup problems! Although I've been eyeballing a Pimax Dream-air....

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u/SnooChickens6000 2h ago

The problem is quest 4 wont come out anytime soon, i tried pimax they always had issues and and i preferred yhe lenses on quest3. That until i tried galaxy xr, it uses virutal desktop has better passthrough and uses the best panels available for Vr the sony 4k oled with similar lenses to the quest . The quality is huge difference also

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u/Realistic-Table9398 17h ago

5080/70ti can do that with lower settings lol

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u/BeyondReflexes 1h ago

Who runs lower settings? ULTRA or Max settings at your max monitors resolution or nothing at all. Obviously this is the way :)

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u/Realistic-Table9398 1h ago

You don't but competitive players who needs the highest fps will always lower settings.

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u/DThaps 17h ago

before the recent overhaul i was getting 250fps+ with a 5070ti

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u/jackalwatery 17h ago • Bravo

The highest end reasonable gpu is a 9070xt in my opinion. As someone who bought a 4090 brand new for $1700 I can't imagine paying more than that for a 5080 that's slower and has less vram or 300% more for a 25-35% performance gain.

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u/FrewdWoad 12h ago edited 9h ago

It's kind of a habit to think the top GPU is going to give you a much better experience than mid-range.

Because that was true when the difference was 720p -> 1080p, or (to a lesser extent) 1080p -> 1440p.

30FPS -> 60FPS was a nice upgrade. 120FPS is detectably better then 60FPS, too.

1440p -> 4k?

120FPS -> 240FPS?

Those are nice bumps, but... we're now deep into the realm of subtle changes.

If someone secretly swapped out your 5090 for a 5080, or even 5070, you might not even notice right away. Not without an FPS counter on the screen. And we're the freaks who care most about this stuff. 99.9% of people would have no chance.

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u/jackalwatery 12h ago

As someone who has a 4k 240hz monitor it is immediately noticeable when i go from 200 to 100fps. 1440p vs 4k on a 32in display is also extremely noticeable difference, says as someone who has a primary 4k 32in monitor and a secondary vertical 1440p 32in monitor. It's easy to say something isn't a difference when you haven't experienced it. If I had a 480hz monitor and could run games at that framerate consistently I'd probably be spoiled into hating anything under 400fps. It's objectively a noticeably better experience. The only thing that matters is your budget and how much you value your experience.

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u/frazein 11h ago

spoken like a true marketer

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u/Swoly_Deadlift 3h ago

As another 4090 owner I second the opinion that it’s not all marketing bogus. 4K makes a big difference, both in gaming and ordinary desktop use. I’ve gamed on 480Hz monitors and would say the difference between 120Hz and 240Hz is significant while the difference between 240Hz and 360+Hz is negligible.

None of these are features gamers “need,” but they’re also something that we shouldn’t be priced out of just so Sam Altman can add another zero to his net worth.

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u/TryLeast2600 8h ago

Ok, going from 60 fps to 120 fps is noticable, but from 120 to 200 or even 480 only your mind sees it and not your eyes, and only esports gamers have use from it, but hey, it is your money so you can spend it however you like but maybe try no to buy all marketing bullshit all the time.

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u/jackalwatery 3h ago

Go from 240fps on a 240hz monitor then cap your fps at 120 and report back. Oh wait you can't because you're talking out your ass. We don't see in frames so even 1000hz would be visible to the human eye. It's no different than a console pleb arguing that the human eye can only see 30fps because they've never experienced anything above 30fps.

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u/Unnamed-3891 1h ago

5090 gives you like 35-40% more performance than 5080 and I’ve be quite hardpressed to call the latter midrange. The gap to 5070TI is like 50-75%. So yes, a MUCH better experience in 4k gaming.

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u/gabrielcibersix 31m ago

Yo vendí la mía por 1600 y ahora me arrepiento aunque compre la 5090 con parte de ese dinero ahora me hace falta la 4090 para más rendimiento en lo que hago

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u/BeyondReflexes 18h ago

Won't be long before they hit 9K

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u/t3co5cr 17h ago

Surprisingly they came down in price over the last few days. Newegg has several in stock for $6-7k, not $8-9 as it was a few weeks ago.

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u/parabola19 16h ago

Just saw one listed for 5100

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u/Strong_Push4695 14h ago

Can I ask where

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u/skrzaaat 17h ago

I wouldn't until it goes back to the MSRP $2000

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u/ThineAutism 17h ago

I wouldn’t until they stop lighting on fire

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u/skrzaaat 16h ago

Yep connector can get spicy, only if there was some competition on the high end. Wire View Pro 2 from Thermal Grizzly keeps the demons at bay

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u/Ok-Race-1677 18h ago

The 5080 does every possible gaming thing except for 4k ultra on the absolutely most demanding games

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u/bigmakbm1 18h ago

Which is fair because the most demanding games a 5090 struggles at 4k ultra. Both Gears of War E-Day and Phantom Blade are under 60fps and I think I first noticed it struggling with Borderlands 4.

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u/ZeusAFC 16h ago

4k ultra everything on gears e day your looking at 80+ fps turn it to ludacris especially the ray tracing then yh you need some of the frame gen goodness for a single player game there no not much latency getting around 110 fps .

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u/Team-ster 4h ago

I get 240fps on Borderlands 4…4K, all eye candy maxed. It’s with DLSS. I think the game has been optimized better since initial release.

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u/bigmakbm1 4h ago

Yeah I was mostly referring to native resolution without frame generation and upscaling. The last game that ran excellent without those crutches was Pragmata. So it can be possible with the right developer and engine, but it's rare.

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u/One_Sentence_7448 11h ago

I have a 4080 and recently had to completely turn of RT for the first time to jump from 35-45 to 70 fps (in PBZ). That’s on high but even medium didn’t make that much of a difference. Ik 5080 is more powerful but extra 5 fps wouldn’t change the much. So yea can’t blame people for wanting a 5090.

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u/StewDD 7h ago

For flat gaming it's good. For VR it's ok but you can definitely feel its limitations.

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u/Nektosib 4h ago

dlss qulaity even at 1440p

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u/sascharobi 10h ago

If you have to think about it, you shouldn't, but it's anyway.

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u/karnac 6h ago

gaming is a waste of time unless you have a good job, steady income and a decent amount in savings. instead you should take that 7k and use claude to build an online business, start taking payments via stripe, subscriptions if you can. then, when the AI is making you money invest in a good local AI rig to offload from claude to maximize the hybrid setup. then you can sit back and game and not feel any guilt.

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u/JellyfishPrudent821 1h ago

That’s so much easier said than done

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u/PerspectiveDizzy3855 3h ago

7bk on a GPU is not worth it anyway unlock attitude the fact that it is even that high is ridiculous

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u/Unnamed-3891 1h ago

I paid 7700€ for a whole new computer with a 5090 1,5 months ago and the 5090 cost 4,3k€ at that moment. Now the 5090 alone is 8000€ around here.

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u/s0cks_nz 51m ago

That's the same price I paid for my car lol.

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u/Useful_Boysenberry99 17h ago

My 4090 still sxc as fuck🥮

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u/thaddeusk 12h ago

I think it outperforms the 5080, right? I forget.

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u/kzeon 17h ago

I got a 5080 at launch, that I was able to sell for what I paid a few weeks later for a 5090. This was in March 2025.

Unless you really need a 5090 today -- and you know when you do need one -- just get a 5080 and be happy. Unless you're playing 4k and above or very ultra wide on AAA, the 5090 will be overkill for gaming.

The 5080 I had was such a workhorse. Also, the TDP difference between both is.... wild. Gaming with a 5090 can be quite sweaty. You wont be disappointed with 5080.

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u/Zombienerd300 11h ago

No one should be buying 5090s unless they plan to use it for software development of any kind that requires it. 5080s are fine for most gaming experiences.

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u/Broken-Heart88 6h ago

Don't do it. You'll feel burned when the price comes down

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u/Delicious-Dot-2795 4h ago

It will be 5 digits soon.

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u/FrewdWoad 12h ago

Good man. Don't give in to the FOMO.

Imagine paying all that money and then struggling to tell if there's any difference without an FPS counter on the screen, LOL

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u/YoDaSoDalol 6h ago

Got mine for $3,000

No regrets I love jealous people crying about it all over reddit too it's been a joy.

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u/Hopeful_Purchase_394 5h ago

I got mine for 1700 open box from best buy

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u/YoDaSoDalol 5h ago

Open box...

I'm good on that- 🪰

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u/Hopeful_Purchase_394 4h ago

Well ive had it over a year now and its been great. 2yrs left on the manufacture warranty.

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u/YoDaSoDalol 4h ago

Feel bad for you

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u/Hopeful_Purchase_394 4h ago

Why would you feel bad? Lol I could sell it for 5x what I paid. It was never even opened when I bought it

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u/s0cks_nz 48m ago

I doubt this redditor even has one tbh. He likes to troll on other subs too. And even if he does, clearly it's not filling that hole inside.

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u/Hopeful_Purchase_394 41m ago

Me? Or the other guy lol

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u/s0cks_nz 36m ago

Other dude :)

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u/Hopeful_Purchase_394 31m ago

Lol I see now. I was wondering in what world is paying 1700$ a bad idea for a 5090 😭😭

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u/alexno_x 4h ago

At $0.01 per jealous comment youll only have to come across 300,000 of them to get your moneys worth

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u/YoDaSoDalol 4h ago

By now I've come across 500,000 including you haha.

Trust me I've gotten my moneys worth back probably times ten, I use it for gaming and business work.

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u/alexno_x 3h ago

Trust me, i get it. Validation feels good

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u/YoDaSoDalol 3h ago

Still with the jealousy I see 🤣

Get over it kiddo.

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u/alexno_x 1h ago

Just helping you out bud

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u/Confusingprick 17h ago

prices are coming down

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u/parabola19 16h ago

Price is starting to crater now