The new Nvidia RTX 5090 delivers the fastest gaming performance ever seen from a consumer GPU - but at an average 31 percent improvement over RTX 4090, is that enough to meet expectations? And meanwhile, what about DLSS 4? Are frame generation fps boosts actually increased performance? It's tricky - and the discussion has only just begun. Eurogamer web review with all of our numbers: https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2025-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090-review Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and various items based on DF catchphrases? Check out our store: https://store.digitalfoundry.net Join the DF Supporter Program for pristine video downloads, behind the scenes content, early access to DF Retro, early access to DF Direct Weekly and much, much more: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 00:00 Introduction 01:18 The Phenomenal Founders Edition Card 02:02 DLSS 4 Introduction 05:09 RTX 5090 vs RTX 4090 Specs 06:00 RTX 5090 Power/Clock Speed Analysis 07:42 AMD No Longer Competing At The High-End 10:11 Benchmarking Introduction 11:33 RT Benchmarking: Alan Wake 2 12:23 RT Benchmarking: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora 12:50 RT Benchmarking: Cyberpunk 2077 13:27 RT Benchmarking: Indiana Jones & The Great Circle 14:20 RT Benchmarking: Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition 14:57 RT Benchmarking: F1 24 15:34 RT Benchmarking: A Plague Tale Requiem 16:04 Raster Benchmarking: A Plague Tale Requiem 16:41 Raster Benchmarking: Black Myth Wukong 17:25 Raster Benchmarking: Hellblade 2 17:44 Raster Benchmarking: Forza Horizon 5 18:27 Benchmarking Summary 19:50 DLSS 4 Benchmarks 27:42 What Do We Think of RTX 5090? 29:31 And Now, The Conclusion