In the first major GPU launch for Nvidia in 2025, we have the incredible Nvidia RTX 5090. This is an unboxing of the FE version of the card with some restrictions. This card is beautiful and shockingly small compared to the RTX 4090 or the RTX 4080 SUPER. Its design is refined and beastly but not unwieldy, like some RTX 4090s became with their huge profiles. The RTX 4090 is in-fact SFF-ready for many cases and that is huge news for many enthusiasts. Let’s take a look!
Restrictions:
We can only unbox the RTX 5090 today and cannot the following:
No performance
No benchmarking
No teardowns (removal of cooler, blackplate, or any other part)
No plugging into a system
No powering on
Here’s important information about the card prior to its official launch and our BTR benchmarks and review.
GPU:
- It is the flagship GeForce card, with 92 billion transistors and 21,760 CUDA Cores
- Powered by the NVIDIA Blackwell architecture with new 5th gen Tensor Cores and 4th gen Ray Tracing Cores
- 32GB of GDDR7 memory with 1.8 TB/s of total memory bandwidth (78% bandwidth increase over last gen)
- PCIe Gen5
- Three DisplayPort 2.1b with UHBR20
- One HDMI 2.1b
- Thanks to the Blackwell architecture’s innovations and DLSS 4, the GeForce RTX 5090 outperforms the GeForce RTX 4090 by 2X
Packaging:
- Overall:
- Much smaller than previous generation packaging
- 100% plastic free
- Made of paper fibers
- Outer shipping box:
- “Inspired by Gamers. Enhanced by AI. Built by NVIDIA.” hidden under the tear strip
- The inside includes a motif and is debossed to give hints to the new cooler design
- Inner core box:
- Inkless
- Product name is die-cut. Can be used for display after the card is installed.
- Power adapter inside: 4x PCIe 8-pin to 1x 16-pin connector
Size & Thermal Design:
A combination of straight and curved fins in the heatsink reduces pressure drop and optimizes airflow
304mm length, 137mm height, two-slot (40mm) width
Is an SFF-Ready Enthusiast GeForce Card that fits in dozens of compatible small form factor cases
Innovative Double Flow Through design
Multi-part PCB enables two push fans to blow air straight through
A central PCB houses the GPU, memory, and power subsystem
A separate PCB contains the PCIe connector for the motherboard
And a flexible board with high-speed signaling connects the central PCB to a standalone I/O PCB
A unified 3D Vapor Chamber allows vapor to travel directly to heatpipes, greatly increasing thermal performance
Directional outlets on the side direct heat up-and-out to combat recirculation
