GPU Comparison
GEFORCE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
CORE STATE
GB202
VRAM
32 GB
CLOCK SPEED
2407 MHz
TDP
575 W
BUS WIDTH
512 bit
ARCHITECTURE
Blackwell 2.0
PROCESS
5 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2025
VS
GEFORCE
PG506-232
CORE STATE
GA100
VRAM
24 GB
CLOCK SPEED
1440 MHz
TDP
165 W
BUS WIDTH
3072 bit
ARCHITECTURE
Ampere
PROCESS
7 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2021
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12
geekbench_opencl
geekbench_vulkan
passmark_directx_10
passmark_directx_11
passmark_directx_12
passmark_directx_9
passmark_g2d
passmark_g3d
passmark_gpu_compute
Analysis: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 vs NVIDIA PG506-232
RTX 5090 (NVIDIA) and the NVIDIA PG506-232 deliver almost matching benchmark scores in the comparative evaluation. Any performance deltas between both GPUs generally remain within margin of error, positioning each a solid choice. This equivalence positions the decision multifaceted. Alternative considerations get especially critical. Value often influences the choice.
Ultimately: RTX 5090 (NVIDIA) and the NVIDIA PG506-232 are similarly comparable. Neither earns a clear nod over the competitor. Allow price and software factors inform your eventual decision. Both cards will meet you adequately. It's a no-lose situation.
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
RTX 5090
PG506-232
Core Specs
Shading Units
21,760
3,584
-83.5%
Shaders
21,760
3,584
-83.5%
TMUs
680
224
-67.1%
ROPs
176
96
-45.5%
SM Count
170
56
-67.1%
Clocks
Base Clock
2017 MHz
930 MHz
Boost Clock
2407 MHz
1440 MHz
Memory Clock
1750 MHz
28 Gbps effective
1215 MHz
2.4 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
32 GB
24 GB
VRAM (MB)
32,768
24,576
-25.0%
Memory Type
GDDR7
HBM2
Memory Bus
512 bit
3072 bit
Bandwidth
1.79 TB/s
933.1 GB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB (per SM)
192 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
96 MB
24 MB
Performance
Pixel Rate
423.6 GPixel/s
138.2 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
1,636.8 GTexel/s
322.6 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
104.8 TFLOPS
10.32 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
1.637 TFLOPS (1:64)
5.161 TFLOPS (1:2)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
104.8 TFLOPS (1:1)
10.32 TFLOPS (1:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
170
—
Tensor Cores
680
224
-67.1%
Power
TDP
575 W
165 W
TDP (W)
575
165
-71.3%
Suggested PSU
950 W
450 W
Power Connectors
1x 16-pin
8-pin EPS
Architecture
Architecture
Blackwell 2.0
Ampere
GPU Name
GB202
GA100
Generation
GeForce 50
Server Ampere
(Axx)
Process Size
5 nm
7 nm
Transistors
92,200 million
54,200 million
Die Size
750 mm²
826 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Density
122.9M / mm²
65.6M / mm²
API Support
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
—
OpenGL
4.6
—
Vulkan
1.4
—
OpenCL
3.0
3.0
CUDA
12.0
8.0
Shader Model
6.8
—
Physical
Slot Width
Dual-slot
Dual-slot
Length
304 mm
12 inches
267 mm
10.5 inches
Height
137 mm
5.4 inches
112 mm
4.4 inches
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.1b3x DisplayPort 2.1b
No outputs
Bus Interface
PCIe 5.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
Other
Launch Price
1,999 USD
—
Production
Active
End-of-life
Predecessor
GeForce 40
Tesla Turing
Successor
—
Server Ada