Nvidia RTX 5090 Review: Ray Tracing, DLSS 4, and Raw Power

Starfield is a 2023 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Announced in 2018, Starfield was delayed several times. The game was released for Windows and Xbox Series X/S on September 6, 2023. (Wikipedia).

Engine: Creation Engine 2. We test using the Ultra preset, with 100% resolution scale, dynamic resolution disabled, DX12 API.

Starfield is another one where we see disappointing improvements compared to the 40-series, or specifically the 4090. At 1440p for instance, the 5090 is just 16% faster, and while it is possible, I don't think we are CPU limited here, with GPU utilisation reporting at 98%.

Even at 4K the gain is just 21% over the 4090, which works out as an extra 16fps in our benchmark run in the forest area on the planet Jemison.

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