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NVIDIA Colorful iGame Vulcan GeForce RTX 5090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D: Comparison
NVIDIA Colorful iGame Vulcan GeForce RTX 5090 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D separate most on tdp: NVIDIA Colorful iGame Vulcan GeForce RTX 5090 at 575 W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D at 425 W, 35% in favour of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D. VRAM splits them by another 25%, this time favouring NVIDIA Colorful iGame Vulcan GeForce RTX 5090. They match on gpu brand, tier and ray tracing support. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA Colorful iGame Vulcan GeForce RTX 5090 scores 14,966 against 11,062 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D, a lead of 26%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Series | GeForce RTX 50 | GeForce RTX 40 |
| Board Partner | Colorful | NVIDIA Reference (China-market AIB partners: ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, Colorful, Galax) |
| VRAM | 32 GB | 24 GB-25% |
| Tier | Flagship | Flagship |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6X |
| Boost Clock | 2520 MHz | 2280 MHz-10% |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 575 W-35% | 425 W |
| Architecture | Blackwell (GB202) | Ada Lovelace |
| Card Length | 346 mm-14% | 304 mm |
| Slot Width | 4-14% | 3.5 |
| MSRP | 1999 | 1599 |
| CUDA Cores | 21760 | 14592 |
| Display Outputs | 3x DisplayPort 2.1b, 1x HDMI 2.1b | 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x HDMI 2.1a |
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 Colorful iGame Vulcan GeForce RTX 5090
9 / 10 Expert Rating
A well-built flagship 5090 with a distinctive LCD-equipped cooler, though availability outside Asia-Pacific markets is more limited than the mainstream board partners.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D
8.7 / 10 Expert Rating
A slightly cut-down RTX 4090 that's now been succeeded by the RTX 5090 D - still a very fast card for anyone who already owns one or finds one at a discount.
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