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Dell Precision 5490

A 14-inch mobile workstation with soldered Intel Core Ultra (Meteor Lake-H) processors and an optional NVIDIA RTX Ada Generation discrete GPU, aimed at engineers and designers who want desktop-class graphics in a compact chassis.

Memory

Type
LPDDR5x, 7467 MT/s
Slots
Integrated on system board (soldered, dual-channel)
Configurations
16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB
Max
64 GB

Storage

Type
M.2 2230 or M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe SSD
Capacity
256 GB up to 4 TB
Security option
Self-Encrypting Opal 2.0 (M.2 2280 Class 40)

Graphics

Integrated
Intel Arc Graphics (all Core Ultra 5/7/9 SKUs), shared system memory
Discrete options
NVIDIA RTX 1000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (6 GB GDDR6); NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (8 GB GDDR6); NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (8 GB GDDR6)
External display support (integrated GPU)
3 external displays with internal display on, 4 with internal display off

Networking

Wireless
Intel BE200: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5, up to 5760 Mbps, 2.4/5/6 GHz, Bluetooth 5.4
Wired
None built-in

Power

Adapter
100 W USB-C AC adapter (UMA graphics configurations)
Adapter (discrete GPU)
130 W USB-C AC adapter
Minimum adapter (UMA)
27 W to power on and charge; less than 75 W charges more slowly
Minimum adapter (discrete)
45 W to power on and charge
USB Power Delivery fast charging
Supported (requires 130 W adapter)
ExpressCharge
Supported (requires 65 W or greater adapter, enabled in BIOS)

Ports

USB-C
4 × Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbps) with Power Delivery and DisplayPort
Audio
1 × headset (headphone/microphone combo) port
Memory card reader
1 × microSD-card slot
Security
1 × wedge-shaped lock slot

Display

Option 1
14" FHD+ (1920×1200), WVA, anti-glare, 500 nits, non-touch
Option 2
14" QHD+ (2560×1600), WVA, 500 nits, touch with active pen support, anti-reflective/anti-smudge
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Color gamut
100% sRGB

Battery

Type
4-cell, 72 Wh, ExpressCharge Capable, Long Life Cycle lithium-ion
Voltage
15.40 VDC
Weight
0.285 kg (0.63 lb)
Coin-cell
No coin-cell; backup supported by main battery

Physical

Height
7.49 mm front / 18.95 mm rear
Width
310.60 mm (12.22 in)
Depth
210.35 mm (8.27 in)
Weight
1.49 kg (3.30 lb)

Management

TPM
TPM 2.0 discrete, FIPS 140-3 and TCG certified; No-TPM/BIOS KillTPM option
Smart card
Optional contacted and contactless (NFC) Dell ControlVault 3 smart-card reader
Fingerprint reader
Capacitive sensor, integrated in power button, 500 dpi
Other
Chassis Intrusion Prevention Lock, SED NVMe, RPMC, SPI Flash tamper detection, board-level shield tamper detection (all optional)

Operating systems

Windows
Windows 11 23H2, Windows 11 22H2, Windows 10 22H2
Linux
Ubuntu Linux 22.04, 64-bit

Processors

  • Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
  • Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
  • Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
  • Intel Core Ultra 5 135H