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MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Lightning Z 32 GB GPU Review: The Beast Unleashed

Hassan Mujtaba

Power Consumption

I compiled the power consumption results by testing each card under idle and full stress when the card was running games. Each graphics card manufacturer sets a default TDP for the card, which can vary from vendor to vendor depending on the extra clocks or board features they plug into their custom cards. The default TDP for the RTX 5090 is rated at 575W.

Power Consumption
Gaming Load (AAA)
Peak Load (Synthetic)
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400
600
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1200
0
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400
600
800
1000
1200
MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z OC (+180/+2000/+75%)
777
1000
MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z Extreme (1000W)
633
998
MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z (800W)
580
802
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 FE
528
572

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About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.

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