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NVIDIA ASUS ROG Astral OC GeForce RTX 5090 vs NVIDIA ASUS ROG Strix OC GeForce RTX 4090: Comparison
NVIDIA ASUS ROG Astral OC GeForce RTX 5090 and NVIDIA ASUS ROG Strix OC GeForce RTX 4090 separate most on memory bandwidth: NVIDIA ASUS ROG Astral OC GeForce RTX 5090 at 1792 GB/s, NVIDIA ASUS ROG Strix OC GeForce RTX 4090 at 1008 GB/s, 44% in favour of NVIDIA ASUS ROG Astral OC GeForce RTX 5090. VRAM splits them by another 25%, again favouring NVIDIA ASUS ROG Astral OC GeForce RTX 5090. They match on 9 other specifications, including gpu brand, product type and board partner. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA ASUS ROG Astral OC GeForce RTX 5090 scores 14,966 against 11,062 for the NVIDIA ASUS ROG Strix OC GeForce RTX 4090, a lead of 26%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Product Type | Desktop Add-In Card | Desktop Add-In Card |
| Series | GeForce RTX 50 | GeForce RTX 40 |
| Board Partner | ASUS | ASUS |
| VRAM | 32 GB | 24 GB-25% |
| Tier | Flagship | Flagship |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6X |
| Boost Clock | 2610 MHz-1% | 2640 MHz |
| Factory Overclocked | Yes | Yes |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ada Lovelace |
| Card Length | 358 mm | 358 mm |
| Memory Bus Width | 512 bit | 384 bit-25% |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1792 GB/s | 1008 GB/s-44% |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 |
| DisplayPort Version | DP 2.1b | DP 1.4a |
| DisplayPort Count | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI Version | HDMI 2.1b | HDMI 2.1a |
| HDMI Count | 2 | 2 |
| MSRP | 1999 | 1599 |
| CUDA Cores | 21760 | 16384 |
| Source URL | https://rog.asus.com/graphics-cards/graphics-cards/rog-astral/rog-astral-rtx5090-o32g-gaming/spec/ | https://rog.asus.com/graphics-cards/graphics-cards/rog-strix/rog-strix-rtx4090-o24g-gaming-model/spec/ |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (GPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every shader unit on the card at once. The score measures sustained render throughput, so it tells you what a card does in Cycles and similar renderers rather than what it does in a game. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that card on the same Blender version.
Verdict
NVIDIA ASUS ROG Astral OC GeForce RTX 5090
9 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid flagship pick if its price and 32GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
NVIDIA ASUS ROG Strix OC GeForce RTX 4090
9 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid flagship pick if its price and 24GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
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