Packaging

The Card

MSI follows the design theme of their GeForce 40 Suprim lineup—metal silver with gray highlights is the name of the game. On the back you get a metal backplate with a cutout for air to flow through.


Dimensions of the card are 36.0 x 15.0 cm, and it weighs 2839 g.


Installation requires four slots in your system. We measured the card's width to be 75 mm.


Display connectivity includes three standard DisplayPort 2.1b and one HDMI 2.1b.

Standard for all GeForce RTX 50-series Blackwell cards is a new display engine that supports three DisplayPort 2.1b outputs, each capable of UHBR20; and one HDMI 2.1a. Both interfaces support DSC (display stream compression). With DSC enabled, a single DisplayPort on this card can drive 4K 12-bit HDR at 480 Hz; or 8K 12-bit HDR at up to 165 Hz. The RTX 5090 features an updated media acceleration engine with support for 4:2:2 video formats, AV1 UHQ, and MV-HEVC. There are three independent NVENC units, and two NVDEC.


The card uses a single 16-pin connector, which allows a maximum power draw of 600 W.


MSI has installed adjustable RGB lighting zones near the fans, the Suprim text logo is illuminated and the Suprim logo on the corner, too.


This dual BIOS switch lets you toggle between the default "silent" BIOS and a "gaming" BIOS with a more aggressive fan curve.

Teardown

The main heatsink provides cooling for the memory GPU, memory chips and VRM circuitry. It uses a large vapor-chamber base with eleven heatpipes.


The backplate is made of metal and protects the card against damage during installation and handling.