Noctua NH-D15 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
🏆 Our verdict
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 scores higher in our lab tests (95 vs 91).
Overall winner: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 — but if price matters most, check the numbers below.
| Noctua NH-D15 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | |
|---|---|---|
| Editor's Score | 91/100 | 95/100 |
| User Rating | ||
| Summary | The legendary dual-tower air cooler — near-silent, cools like liquid | The undisputed 4K/8K gaming king — huge, expensive, unmatched |
| Type | Dual-tower air | — |
| Fans | 2u00d7 140mm | — |
| Noise | 24.6 dBA max | — |
| Height | 165 mm | — |
| Best for | Quiet high-end builds | 4Ku20138K gaming |
| VRAM | — | 32 GB GDDR7 |
| Cores | — | 21,760 CUDA |
| Ray tracing | — | DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Gen |
| Power | — | 575W TDP |
| Full Review | Full Review |
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