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The duel.
Two phones, one verdict.

Lab-tested over 14 days each. Identical conditions, identical workloads, scored on a calibrated 100-point rubric.

Apple · 2024 Best for ecosystem

NVIDIA RTX 5090

A17 Pro · 6.1″ Super Retina XDR · Titanium

0^/100

From

$999

Samsung · 2024 PixlRun pick

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 · 6.8″ Dynamic AMOLED 2X · Titanium

0^/100

From

$1,299

Where each one wins.

Six pillars, scored independently in our Victoria, BC lab. Bars animate to live values when in view.

Camera

S24 +0.6

NVIDIA8.6

NVIDIA9.2

Performance

iPhone +0.3

NVIDIA9.5

NVIDIA9.2

Battery

S24 +1.4

NVIDIA7.8

NVIDIA9.2

Display

S24 +0.4

NVIDIA9.3

NVIDIA9.7

Build & feel

iPhone +0.5

NVIDIA9.4

NVIDIA8.9

Value

iPhone +0.4

NVIDIA8.6

NVIDIA8.2

Six dimensions, overlaid.

Radar of normalized scores across our full rubric.

NVIDIA RTX 5090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

Lab benchmark

+12%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA RTX 5090 — sustained workload comparison.

Battery (video, real-world)

19h

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA RTX 5090 — battery rundown.

Charge to 50%

22min

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 fast-charge vs NVIDIA RTX 5090.

Weight delta

−45g

NVIDIA RTX 5090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 — weight delta.

The full spec sheet.

Grouped by what matters to use, not by alphabet. Winners highlighted with an acid dot.

Performance

CUDA Cores—

CUDA Cores16,384

RT Cores—

RT Cores128 (3rd Gen)

Tensor Cores—

Tensor Cores512 (4th Gen)

Boost Clock—

Boost Clock2520 MHz

Memory—

Memory24GB GDDR6X

Memory Bus—

Memory Bus384-bit

Memory Bandwidth—

Memory Bandwidth1008 GB/s

Connectivity

Power Connector—

Power Connector1x 16-pin (12VHPWR)

Display Outputs—

Display Outputs3x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x HDMI 2.1

PCIe—

PCIePCIe 4.0 x16

General

CUDA Cores21,760

CUDA Cores—

ArchitectureBlackwell GB202

ArchitectureAda Lovelace (AD102)

VRAM32GB GDDR7

VRAM—

Memory Bandwidth1,820 GB/s

Memory Bandwidth—

Memory Bus512-bit

Memory Bus—

TDP600W

TDP450W

Boost Clock2,900 MHz

Boost Clock—

RT Cores5th Gen, 170 units

RT Cores—

Tensor Cores5th Gen, 680 units

Tensor Cores—

Display Outputs3× DisplayPort 2.1a, 1× HDMI 2.1b

Display Outputs—

PCIe InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16

PCIe Interface—

Power Connector2× 16-pin (PCIe Gen 5)

Power Connector—

Form FactorTriple-Slot, 360mm

Form Factor—

Recommended PSU1000W+

Recommended PSU—

Process—

ProcessTSMC 4nm

Card Length—

Card Length336 mm (3.5 slot)

Pros & cons,
at a glance.

A bento grid of what each one nails — and where it falls short.

NVIDIA RTX 5090

What you'll love

The most polished daily-driver experience Apple has ever shipped.

Best-in-class CPU single-core performance
Lightest titanium frame in its class (187 g)
5+ years of major iOS updates committed
Tight integration with Mac, Watch, AirPods

Watch out for

Slow 20 W charging
3× telephoto only
No always-on tone-mapping

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

What you'll love

A spec monster with the most versatile camera system on a phone.

5× optical zoom + 200 MP main sensor
Brightest panel on any phone (2,600 nits)
S Pen built-in for notes & sketching
All-day battery (5,000 mAh, 19h video)

Watch out for

Heavy at 232 g
Steeper $1,299 entry price
One UI bloat out of the box

The verdict.

After 14 days each, in real-world use — here's how we'd actually spend the money.

PixlRun verdict · April 2026

If you do anything serious with the camera, get the S24 Ultra.

NVIDIA RTX 5090 takes the overall win. NVIDIA RTX 5090: The Ultimate GPU That Redefines What's Possible. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090: The undisputed king of consumer GPUs.

See S24 Ultra review Read the full review

PixlRun Lab Score

Composite · 14-day test cycle

NVIDIA RTX 509092.4

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 409094.1

Margin+1.7

ConfidenceHigh