the 5090 is like a 4090-TI: just +30% all round. good model from MSI, but NVIDIA is abusing it.
hard to get at the recommended price... keep an eye out in the early hours.
I went from a 3090 to a 5090. from 2x to 2.5x performance.
obtained at 2349€.
I train and infer AI mainly. and play occasionally.
it's the 32GB of VRAM that pushed me to upgrade and ignore the 4090, in AI memory is the sinews of war: if you don't have enough, you're finished. (The 96GB RTX pro 6000 isn't available :/ )
RISKS :
it's very heavy, which may crack the circuit at the PCIe connection over time.
The power connector is extremely fragile and electrically very dubious. 575W in 6 small wires AWG16 in 12V leaves very little margin of safety and no shunt resistor will prevent the card from melting in the event of uneven current distribution because NVIDIA has removed them from the design.
find out more: UNDERVOLT the 5090 !!!
here's an undervolt that goes everywhere on MSI afterburner. -5% performance, -20% power consumption. quieter and more durable.
