Despite the unprecedented hype surrounding the top-tier Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card from gamers and various creators (or, according to another version, due to the artificial scarcity created by Nvidia itself), one unit has still made its way into the hands of miners. Thanks to this, the actual hashrates and power consumption of the RTX 5090 in mining various cryptocurrencies have been revealed.
Technical Specifications of the RTX 5090:
| Specifications | RTX 4090 |
RTX 4090D |
RTX5090 |
RTX5090 VS RTX4090 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | 12.10.2022 | 28.12.2023 | 07.01.2025 | |
| Frequency GPU (BOOST) MHz | 2235 (2520) | 2280 (2520) | 2010(2410) | - |
| Cuda Cores | 16384 | 14592 | 21760 | +33% |
| GFLOPS FP32 | 73070 | 66530 | 104800 | +43% |
| Memory | 24Gb GDDR6X | 24GB GDDR6X | 32Gb GDDR7 | +33% |
| Memory bus width, bit | 384 | 384 | 512 | - |
| Total memory bandwidth,Gbit/s | 1008 | 1008 | 1792 | +77% |
| Power usage | 450W | 425W | 575W | +28% |
| Price, USD | 1599 USD | 1835 USD | 1999 USD | - |
The progress between generations of Nvidia graphics cards is not record-breaking but is still quite noticeable. Particularly noteworthy is the 77% improvement in video memory. How these changes have impacted the hashrate of the RTX 5090 in mining Proof-of-Work (POW) cryptocurrencies will be discussed further.
RTX 5090 Hashrate and Power Consumption
Test setup: Ryzen 5700X3D, HiveOS 06-229@250203, Nvidia Drivers 570.86.16
| Algorithm |
RTX5090 Stock |
RTX5090 Downvolt* |
|---|---|---|
|
XelisHashv2 |
114Kh/s 436W |
131Kh/s 348W |
| Autolykosv2 |
531MH/s 405W |
623MH/s 334W |
| Octopus |
|
175MH/s 440W |
|
KawPoW |
|
103MH/s 544W |
|
Ethash |
|
178MH/s 350W |
|
Fishhash |
|
117Mh/s 329W |
You can find out the mining profitability and ROI of the RTX 5090 on Profit-mine.com.
Conclusion:
The RTX 5090 is the ultimate choice for cryptocurrency mining, offering the highest performance in mining at the moment. However, the energy efficiency of the RTX 5090 remains at the same level as the RTX 4090 or even slightly worse, primarily due to unoptimized software. Additionally, some mining algorithms, such as Aleo, are unavailable due to software limitations.
The cost of the Nvidia Geforce RTX 5090 graphics card is currently overestimated by 2-3 times in relation to the recommended price of 1999 USD. But even if we compare the recommended prices for the RTX 5090 and RTX 4090, the price difference of 500 USD does not make the RTX 5090 the leader in payback in mining cryptocurrencies. And most likely, the RTX4090 will remain preferable, since there is no overpayment of 500 USD for 32GB of video memory and new DLSS, which are useless in mining.
