GPU — NVIDIA
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
The previous generation's king. 24GB VRAM and high CUDA counts remain the industry standard for consumer AI development.
- VRAM
- 24GB
- TDP
- 450W
- Bandwidth
- 1008GB/s
- AI Throughput
- 1321TOPS
Est. Price$1,799.00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Architect's technical teardown: VRAM capacity, memory bandwidth, TDP, and AI throughput — compared head-to-head for local LLM workloads.
★ Recommended for Local AI
GPU — NVIDIA
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA's Blackwell flagship featuring 32GB of high-speed GDDR7 memory. Designed for massive LLM training and high-precision FP8 inference at scale.
- VRAM
- 32GB
- TDP
- 575W
- Bandwidth
- 1792GB/s
- AI Throughput
- 3352TOPS
Est. Price$2,049.99
Full Specification Matrix
| Metric | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24GB | 32GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1008 GB/s | 1792 GB/s |
| AI Throughput (TOPS) | 1321 | 3352 |
| TDP (Power Draw) | 450W | 575W |
| Est. Price | $1,799.00 | $2,049.99 |