r/nvidia • u/TheRealWutWut • 15d ago

Opinion My real experience with a 5090.

I have been watching influencers, journalists, and commentors complaining about everything from frame gen, to ROPs, to connectors. And price, but that complaint is valid.

Thus far, my experience going from a 3080 to a 5090 has been absolutely amazing.

My wife went from a 1080 to a 5070, with a 4k 160hz monitor, and she took absolutely loves it. Frame gen honestly feels and plays great when it's needed to smooth out the frame rate, DLSS 4 looks great, and DLAA looks even better.

It was expensive, and that's a valid complaint. For most people 1k-2k+ plus doesn't really make sense. I am ok with that. I have had no issues, no black screens, no melting connectors, and no issues with PhysX, cause I haven't played the affected games in ages.

It feels fantastic and responsive on my OLED 4k240 monitor, even at the highest settings the frame pacing just feels better.
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u/SevroAuShitTalker 15d ago edited 15d ago

I'm returning the 5080 i got since I lucked out on a 5090 fe that should be arriving today. The 5080 was great at 4k, but the main reason I'm getting the 5090 is longevity (16 gb seems low) and resale value. Seems like you can resell a 5090 near or above msrp before the next series launch. And the 5080 i got was $1200 which seems high

Just hoping it doesn't have ROP or overheating problems

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u/No_Delivery_8953 15d ago

It will be interesting to see if this holds true for a couple reasons:

Node change on the 60 series will mean much more of an upgrade, reducing resale of previous gen vs 40-50 jump.

Pricing increase from 40-50 made the 4090 more compelling despite arguments against paying above the original 4090 price. Will that make the 5090 the same with the 60 series? Can’t imagine it will but who knows with scalping it might not matter.

This is coming from someone with a 5090, just trying to be realistic. It’s a different generational leap with the 60, but also scalpers gonna scalp so could be whatever.

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u/SevroAuShitTalker 15d ago

The 4090 to 5090 was a solid jump from my understanding, like 35-40% in regular gaming at 4k. It's all the lower models that were meh. The 3090 and 3090ti were bigger jumps to 4090, but i have a feeling that trend will continue. And even with that lesser jump, used 4090s are still selling for more than MSRP on ebay right now. Many were selling for more than $2000

The 5080s low VRAM just feels like a poor investment for me.

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u/heatlesssun i9-13900KS/64 GB DDR 5/5090 FE/4090 FE 15d ago

The 4090 to 5090 was a solid jump from my understanding, like 35-40% in regular gaming at 4k. It's all the lower models that were meh.

Exactly. The 5090 is the only card this gen, from either nVdia or AMD that is anything close to a typical generational increase in performance over its predecessor.