Whether you call this a win or not depends on your refresh rate. People with 4K monitors with 60Hz refresh will probably be happy with most of these, but I imagine some people with 120Hz displays will need to adjust the settings to stay consistently above 100fps. It definitely feels like true 4K gaming at the highest level is still not quite feasible with current hardware, at least without the help of technologies like frame generation that get around the problem.
My main gaming monitor is a 1440p ultrawide monitor with a 120Hz refresh rate, and I know many of my friends have gone down the same path. It’s easier to achieve consistently high frame rates, but it’s also a cinematic experience on a single display that can easily handle two windows for non-gaming work.
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At this resolution, you can expect performance of 90 to 120 fps for most games, which is good news for gamers looking to get the most out of their existing monitor. Single player, movie-heavy games like Cyberpunk 2022 And Star Wars Outlaws are still at the cutting edge of graphical fidelity, so I’m not necessarily frustrated that they still have room to grow, especially when they already look so good. Like online games and shooters Marvel Rivals run smoothly without much help, and it’s arguably more important to have consistent frame rates in these games.
Is it worth it for you?
Anyone thinking about the RTX 5090, the Founders Edition or another variant should first consider their budget. The FE version of the card costs $2,000 if you buy it directly from Nvidia, and the partner cards with overclocking and liquid cooling will likely be even more expensive. You’ll also need to spend about $1,000 on a monitor that really takes advantage of your newfound graphics power, and perhaps a new 1,000-watt or 1,200-watt GPU. That means you might be looking at a $3,500 bill before you have other parts, and regardless of performance, I find that hard to imagine Starting a build so.
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The RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 will launch in late January, with other budget cards following soon after. Without having spent time with the other RTX 50 series cards, I can’t speak to their relative performance, but I do know that their price tags look much more attractive. I expect these cards to support multiframe generation out of the box, and that’s great news if you just want to sit down and enjoy smooth gameplay.
Previous Founders Edition releases haven’t stayed in stock for long, so you may have to get up early on the 30th to snag one of these if you want one. The whole situation makes the RTX 5090 seem less like the top model of the 50 series and more like a showpiece.
It’s the GPU I would configure while dreaming of a new rig, rather than the first part I would choose in a realistic build PCPartPicker. If the price doesn’t make you think twice, then definitely have fun with your new GPU. For everyone else, I’d wait and see what the rest of the new GPUs look like before jumping in.
