TDP
1000W
Bus Width
512-bit
Shaders
21760
MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z offers a balanced combination of features.
Performance
| GPU Clock Speed i | 2017 MHz (54 others) |
| Gpu turbo i | 2730 MHz (5 others) |
| Pixel rate i | 480.5 GPixel/s |
| Floating-Point Performance i | 118.8 TFLOPS |
| Texture rate i | 1856.4 GTexels/s |
| Gpu memory speed i | 1750 MHz (277 others) |
| Shading units i | 21760 (59 others) |
| Texture mapping units (tmus) i | 680 (59 others) |
| Render output units (rops) i | 176 (103 others) |
Memory
| Effective memory speed i | 28000 MHz (139 others) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth i | 1790 GB/s (44 others) |
| VRAM i | 32GB (61 others) |
| Gddr version i | GDDR7 (176 others) |
| Memory bus width i | 512-bit (63 others) |
| Supports ecc memory i | ✔ (379 others) |
Ports
| Has an hdmi output i | ✔ (518 others) |
| HDMI Ports i | 1 (429 others) |
| Hdmi version i | HDMI 2.1b (176 others) |
| Displayport outputs i | 3 (435 others) |
| Usb c ports i | 1 (22 others) |
| Dvi outputs i | 0 (443 others) |
| Mini displayport outputs i | 0 (529 others) |
General info
| Gpu architecture i | Blackwell (177 others) |
| Release date i | 23 days ago01/06/2026 (7 others) |
| Thermal design power (tdp) i | 1000W (1 other) |
| Pci express (pcie) version i | 5 (195 others) |
| Semiconductor size i | 5 nm (227 others) |
| Number of transistors i | 92200 million (64 others) |
| Has air water cooling i | ✔ (46 others) |
| Width i | 260 mm (1 other) |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the TDP of the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z?
At 1000W, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z ranks #1 out of 598 — see ranking graphics card products — one of the Highest TDP in this category, 281% above the category average.
What is the PCIe version of the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z?
At 5, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z ranks #1 out of 598 — see ranking graphics card products — one of the Highest PCIe version in this category, 27% above the category average.
How many transistors does the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z have?
At 92200 million, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z ranks #1 out of 591 — see ranking graphics card products — one of the Highest number of transistors in this category, 185% above the category average.
What is the TFLOPS rating of the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z?
At 118.8 TFLOPS, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z ranks #3 out of 623 — see ranking graphics card products — one of the Highest TFLOPS in this category, 270% above the category average.
What is the texture rate of the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z?
At 1856.4 GTexels/s, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z ranks #3 out of 598 — see ranking graphics card products — one of the Highest texture rate in this category, 212% above the category average.
How many shading units does the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z have?
At 21,760, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z is 211% above the category average for shading units, ranking #4 out of 603 — see ranking graphics card products.
How many TMUs does the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z have?
At 680, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z is 152% above the category average for TMUs, ranking #4 out of 600 — see ranking graphics card products.
What is the pixel rate of the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z?
At 480.5 GPixel/s, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z is 141% above the category average for pixel rate, ranking #12 out of 612 — see ranking graphics card products.
How much VRAM does the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z have?
At 32GB, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z is 123% above the category average for VRAM, ranking #9 out of 594 — see ranking graphics card products.
How many ROPs does the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z have?
At 176, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z is 89% above the category average for ROPs, ranking #16 out of 600 — see ranking graphics card products.
What is the effective memory speed of the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z?
At 28000 MHz, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z is 54% above the category average for effective memory speed, ranking #30 out of 593 — see ranking graphics card products.
What is the semiconductor size of the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z?
At 5 nm, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z is 49% below the category average for semiconductor size, ranking #339 out of 621 — see ranking graphics card products.
How does it compare?
How does the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z's HDMI ports compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 1, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z trails the Asus ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition (2) by 50%.
How does the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z's TDP compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 1000W, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z leads the Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 5090 Xtreme WaterForce (575W) by 43%.
How does the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z's texture rate compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 1856.4 GTexels/s, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z leads the Asus ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition (1754 GTexels/s) by 6%.
How does the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z's gpu turbo compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 2730 MHz, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z leads the Asus ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition (2580 MHz) by 5%.
How does the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z's pixel rate compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 480.5 GPixel/s, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z leads the Asus ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition (454.1 GPixel/s) by 5%.
How does the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z's TFLOPS compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 118.8 TFLOPS, the MSI GeFoce RTX 5090 Lightning Z leads the Asus ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition (112.3 TFLOPS) by 5%.