5 Best Games for RTX 5090 Laptops

5 Best optimized titles for your Nvidia Geforce RTX 5090 laptop, regardless of any given TGP up to 170W or more. 

An image of Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 gaming laptop
An image showing a laptop with the RTX 5090 mobile graphics (Image via Lenovo)

Both variants of the RTX 5090 are the fastest in their class. The desktop RTX 5090 is the fastest in its class. Regarding games, with 24GB VRAM on the 5090, you can max out all modern AAA titles at your laptop’s display’s native resolution with minor hiccups with unoptimized UE5 titles. Below are a few games you can try on your RTX 5090 laptop, which will provide a very enjoyable gameplay experience.

Note: This article is purely subjective and portrays the writer’s perspective.

Also Read: 5 Best Games for 8GB VRAM GPUs

1. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)

guardians of the galaxy
An image from the game: Guardians of the Galaxy (Image via Square Enix)

Released in 2021, the game was plagued by performance issues. However, with multiple patches over time, the gameplay experience finally looks to be optimized. That said, the RTX 5090 laptop GPU can easily deliver high framerates with DLSS 4, and this applies to both scenes, such as native AA (DLAA) or DLSS Quality upscaling.

2. F1 2024 (2024)

F1 2024 (Source: EA)
A cover image from the game F1: 2024 (Image via Electronic Arts)

F1 series games have always been exceptionally well optimized. The F1 2024 is no less demanding, although it’s extremely CPU-intensive at lower resolutions such as 1080p. However, at 1440p or higher, depending on your laptop’s screen, the load becomes more balanced, with both the CPU and GPU being utilized. So, whether on a 16-core Ryzen or a 24 Core Intel (Arrow or Raptor Lake), playing F1 2024 will be a delightful experience.

3. Starfield (2023)

The game will feature a darker tone (Source: Bethesda)
An image from the game: Starfield (Image via Bethesda)

Bethesda’s take on the space exploration RPG initially backfired because the press heavily criticized the game’s optimization issues, bugs, and lack of luster. Fast forward a couple of years, and this has entirely changed. The game is still CPU-heavy, but it runs significantly better than it did initially. Due to power and cooling constraints on laptops, despite their name, those with lower TDPs do not offer desktop-like performance, as they are fundamentally different products.

As for settings, on both games, low settings will yield the most FPS, and medium will provide a decent balance between image quality and performance.

4. Crysis 3 Remastered (2021)

An image from the game Crysis 3 Remastered.
An image from the game Crysis 3 Remastered. (Image via Crytek)

Yes, the 5090 laptop variant can efficiently run Crysis. The Remastered variant incorporates Ray Tracing, which the 5090 laptop GPU can handle without any issues. We’ve included Crysis 3 Remastered here because it runs smoothly on modern hardware. However, upon its release, it’s not as well-optimized as the original Crysis 3. Many gamers have reported performance issues, even with flagship-tier RTX cards like the 2080 Ti and 3080. The 5090 laptop’s GPU’s brute horsepower handles the title’s demands easily.

5. Hogwarts Legacy (2023)

Picture describes using the wand in Hogwarts Legacy
An image from the game, Hogwarts Legacy (Image via Warner Bros. Games)

Hogwarts Legacy is well-optimized now, but that wasn’t the case when it first came out.  The game was notoriously CPU-heavy when it initially launched, resulting in fast desktop CPUs such as 7800X3D’s to bottleneck high-end GPUs. Now, with numerous performance enhancements applied to the game, the experience is very decent. The best way to play this on your RTX 5090 laptop is to use upscaling and max out the RT settings, with frame generation.

Verdict

All of these titles, along with newly released AAA titles, will run flawlessly with your RTX 5090 laptop. Games that support DLSS upscaling can be manually updated to DLSS 4 for better image quality and a more efficient frame generation approach. That way, any game as of now will play excellently. 

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