Is This a Joke? 5090 vs 4090 Laptop Comparison in 25 Games

Jarrod'sTech May 13, 2025
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I make gaming laptop reviews & comparisons to help you pick the right tech! I aim to go the extra mile with detailed testing and accurate benchmarks, so if that sounds like the type of content you're interested in then join our community! I also run the gaminglaptop.deals website to help you find the best price on your next gaming laptop!

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💵 Save money on your next gaming laptop with our daily deals: https://gaminglaptop.deals 💻 RTX 5090 Laptop Prices: https://geni.us/5090 💻 RTX 4090 Laptop Prices: https://geni.us/aCGOl 💻 XMG Neo 16 Prices: https://geni.us/Neo-16 🔍 Find your perfect gaming laptop in 30 seconds: https://laptoppicker.com Is Nvidia’s RTX 5090 laptop GPU worth spending extra money on compared to the last gen RTX 4090? I’ve compared both in 25 games at 4K, 1440p and 1080p to find out! UPDATE: Nvidia's driver update boosted 5090 FPS, I retested it here - https://youtu.be/22qSl7HDxYQ 💬 Chat with me and the community in Discord and get behind the scenes videos! https://patreon.com/jarrodstech EVERYTHING I USE: 💻 My Current Laptop - https://geni.us/JarrodsLaptop 🖥️ My Current Desktop PC - https://geni.us/JarrodsPC 🎥 My Camera Gear - https://geni.us/JarrodsStudio 💍 My Smart Ring - https://geni.us/oFfTMJ RTX 5090 vs 4090 Gaming Laptop Comparison Timestamps: 0:00 RTX 4090 or 5090 Graphics? 0:24 GPU Spec Differences 0:45 Power Scaling - Performance at Different Power Limits 1:17 Laptops Tested - Spec Differences 1:49 Battery Life Difference is HUGE! 2:03 Power Draw Difference 2:20 Performance Per Watt (Best Efficiency) 2:34 Temperature Difference 2:50 Clock Speed Difference 2:55 Power Level Difference - It Starts Getting Weird Here 3:04 WTF is Going on in This Game? Why 5090 Slow? 4:02 Can My 5090 Data be Trusted? 5:07 Cyberpunk 2077 + RT 5:45 Hogwarts Legacy 5:57 Space Marine 2 6:14 The Last of Us Part 2 6:26 21 More Games Compared at 4K, 1440p & 1080p 7:15 1080p Average Difference 7:41 1440p Average Difference 8:03 4K Average Difference 8:29 25 Game Average 8:49 What About Multi Frame Generation? 9:40 Multi Frame Gen Tested in Cyberpunk 10:23 Is RTX 5090 Worth It? Or Save Money With 4090? 10:30 Price Differences 11:31 5090 Costs More Than 4090 at First Release 12:03 Cost Per Frame (Best Value) 12:24 Who is the 5090 For? Only Buy for These 3 Things 13:32 Bottom Line - What I Would Do 13:57 Worth Upgrading From a 4090? 14:05 How to Save Money on Your Gaming Laptop 14:10 The Best 5090 Laptop Tested So Far Disclosure: Purchases made through store links above may provide some compensation to Jarrod'sTech.

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