Power draw
We use Nvidia PCAT to measure power draw of the graphics card only, with readings from both the PCIe slot and the PCIe power cables combined into a single figure. We use A Plague Tale: Requiem (4K/2160p) for this testing.
Power draw has increased for the Suprim SOC, at least when using the Gaming BIOS. This saw an average result of 606.5W when running A Plague Tale: Requiem at 4K, which is the game where we saw the highest power draw in our day 1 RTX 5090 review. That means the MSI card pulls about 6% more juice than the FE.
Performance per Watt
Combining the power draw values shown above with the performance data, we present performance per Watt for each graphics card tested:
Despite that increased power draw, general efficiency is on par with the 5090 FE, given the Suprim SOC also runs faster – the differences effectively cancel themselves out.