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This is probably the worst generation, even worse than FX5000 or the GTX 480(bbq grill) or the rebaged oem only series or the 7900 or the 2080ti
 
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+25% cost
+25% power usage
+25% performance
-50% cooler width

The real advancements with this generation seem to be with the cooling solution for the FE card. Cooling that with a 2-slot cooler is pretty impressive.

That being said, there is no way in any world that I would spend that much dough on a single component for my PC.
 
+25% cost
+25% power usage
+25% performance
-50% cooler width

The real advancements with this generation seem to be with the cooling solution for the FE card. Cooling that with a 2-slot cooler is pretty impressive.

That being said, there is no way in any world that I would spend that much dough on a single component for my PC.
But the 5090 fe model does run a bit hotter than the 4090. The cooling is not bad but there does seem to a penalty for the decrease in size. But then again the 40 series coolers were quite overbuilt for them and most never crossed 70c-80c
 
But the 5090 fe model does run a bit hotter than the 4090. The cooling is not bad but there does seem to a penalty for the decrease in size. But then again the 40 series coolers were quite overbuilt for them and most never crossed 70c-80c
5090 FE still runs at 73° after an hour of usage (source). Further, the decrease in size isn't a penalty per se, considering the 5090 consumes 575W instead of the 4090's 450W.
 
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5090 FE still runs at 73° after an hour of usage (source). Further, the decrease in size isn't a penalty per se, considering the 5090 consumes 575W instead of the 4090's 450W.
I have seen it reach over 80c(source) in thermal testing using furmark. That 73c is for gaming load for which the 4090 mostly remains at or under 65c in the testing by HUB the 5090 is running 15% hotter, furmark on the 4090 results in temps of around 75c. Even though relatively it might not be a penalty it still feels like one especially considering silicon degradation over a long period of say 7-10 years also the performance increase is just meh. But one good thing is the supposed fix of melting connectors, we are going to have to wait to see if that is really true or not.
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I have seen it reach over 80c(source) in thermal testing using furmark. That 73c is for gaming load for which the 4090 mostly remains at or under 65c in the testing by HUB the 5090 is running 15% hotter, furmark on the 4090 results in temps of around 75c.
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What @kewlboy9 is trying to say is that even with the dual fan and dual slot design, the RTX 5090 is impressive for the max temperature it is operating at since it is a 28% increase in power from 450 to 575.
Everyone knows more power generates more heat but they have reduced the size of the card from 3 slot to 2 slot hence why the impressive cooler performance deserves to be praised.
 
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What @kewlboy9 is trying to say is that even with the dual fan and dual slot design, the RTX 5090 is impressive for the max temperature it is operating at since it is a 28% increase in power from 450 to 575.
Everyone knows more power generates more heat but they have reduced the size of the card from 3 slot to 2 slot hence why the impressive cooler performance deserves to be praised.
I get it but still:
Even though relatively it might not be a penalty it still feels like one especially considering silicon degradation over a long period of say 7-10 years also the performance increase is just meh
 
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