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More to the point, its a process called Multi Frame Generation.
Whats the difference between playing a single-player roleplaying game at 120 FPS versus 360 FPS?
This isnt a full review of Nvidias new GPU.
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With any high-end card, you always need to rely on software.
Thats true for the 5090 as well.
With DLSS on balanced parameters, youll see over 100 FPS.
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The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition is set to launch on Jan. 30.
How Do Games Run with All the RTX 5090s Bells and Whistles?
TheNvidia GeForce RTX 5090specs are only slightly less ludicrous than its price tag.
The card comes with 4th-gen ray tracing cores with a claimed 318 TFLOPS performance.
The AI is the name of the game here.
It would be difficult to justify the price increase without the Blackwell architecture and multi frame gen capabilities.
Multi Frame Gen is better than before, according to Nvidia.
It should be more efficient and 40% faster.
What helps is it uses an AI Management Processor on the GPU itself to assign these various AI tasks.
The Blackwell cards use so-called flip metering when generating frames.
This slots them in such a way to reduce latency.
Even then, Nvidia wants you to rely on RTX Reflex 2 to reduce latency further.
Either way, you’ve got the option to choose 4x, 3x, or 2x frame gen.
Older RTX cards will receive some upgrades to DLSS 4.
How Do Games Play When Most of Your Frames are Generated?
The PC packs a 1000 W 80 Plus Gold PSU.
The power supply is the minimum Nvidia recommends for the 5090.
This is a near-$3,400 desktop tower MSRP.
Theres an unnerving feeling when you jump into a game and watch that frame counter skyrocket.
Theres a sense that this cant be real, and you immediately look for problems.
The thing is, I couldnt spot many or practically any visual discrepancies.
I took it into other demanding games, likeHogwarts LegacyandCyberpunk 2077.
I never thought Id ever witness Cyberpunk push 200 FPS, but life tends to throw its curveballs.
While cruising the streets of Night City on a bike, I didnt encounter any hints of hitching.
However, I noticed some of the lights on Jackies bike oddly flickering while driving around at high speed.
you’ve got the option to see the issue for yourself in the video above.
I wont say I wasnt distracted by the odd UI flickering, though the game was perfectly playable anyway.
With Reflex 2, I didnt notice any responsiveness issues either.
Without Frame Gen turned on, Cyberpunk was running at about 100 FPS with DLSS upscaling on balanced mode.
Without DLSS, it would run at sub-60 FPS.
The game is perfectly playable on an RTX 5090 without frame gen.
The excess frames dont necessarily add to the experience.
Those fake frames could distract some players more than it aids.
I was struck by how normal games looked while running all these generated frames.
When enabling 4x multi frame gen, it jumps to past 190 FPS.
Is the RTX 5090s Frame Gen Even Necessary?
But does it enhance gameplay?
LGslauded bendable 5K2K monitorwill only stick at 165 Hz if you want a higher resolution.
So, plenty of monitors can do 240 Hz, but fewer do more.
Thats because theres a point when framerate doesnt make a material difference.
Even a professional FPS esports competitor will compete on a 240 Hz monitor.
You wont notice a major difference between 120 FPS and 240 FPS if you game casually.
I took the 5090 for a spin withMarvel Rivals.
Its the kind of game that doesnt demand too much from a PC.
Its not going to make my aim better, in either case.
Its a card made for people where money is no object.
At that point, what is the point of a review?
You already know the 5090 is a step above the 4090.
It had better be because it cost $400 more than Nvidias previous flagship.
Multi Frame Gen will be a better bargain for cheaper cards.
Thats why Im more excited for the still unannounced RTX 5060.
That will depend on how good the base card offers a standard frame rate with fully rendered frames.
Still, budget gamers are used to making compromises.
Those who pay $2,000 for a graphics card demand none.
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