GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce RTX 3090
Summary
GeForce RTX 4090
156%
GeForce RTX 3090
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4090 |
| 56% higher gaming performance. |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3090 |
| 100 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 4090 . |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
| Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS) |
HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 4090
The GeForce RTX 4090 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4090 | | GeForce RTX 3090 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD102 (AD102-300-A1) | vs | GA102 (GA102-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 4 nm | vs | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 608 mm² | vs | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 76,300 million | vs | 28,000 million |
| Shaders | 16384 | vs | 10496 |
| Tensor Cores | 512 | vs | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 128 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 128 | vs | 82 |
| Core clock | 2235 MHz | vs | 1395 MHz |
| ROPs | 176 | vs | 112 |
| TMUs | 512 | vs | 328 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4090 | | GeForce RTX 3090 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | vs | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective | vs | 1219 MHz
19.5 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 24576 Mb | vs | 24576 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4090 | | GeForce RTX 3090 | |
|---|
| TDP | 450 watts | vs | 350 watts |
| Release Date | 20 Sep 2022 | vs | 1 Sep 2020 |
GeForce RTX 4090
443.50 GP/s
GeForce RTX 3090
189.80 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4090
1290.00 GT/s
GeForce RTX 3090
556.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4090
1018.00 GB/s
GeForce RTX 3090
936.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4090
82580.00 GFLOPs
GeForce RTX 3090
35580.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
224
GeForce RTX 3090
126
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
190
GeForce RTX 3090
168
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4090
178
GeForce RTX 3090
120
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
421
GeForce RTX 3090
279
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4090
319
GeForce RTX 3090
271
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4090
436
GeForce RTX 3090
283
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
180
GeForce RTX 3090
105
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
186
GeForce RTX 3090
139
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4090
168
GeForce RTX 3090
109
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
356
GeForce RTX 3090
221
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4090
263
GeForce RTX 3090
199
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4090
370
GeForce RTX 3090
210
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
123
GeForce RTX 3090
69
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
130
GeForce RTX 3090
84
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4090
147
GeForce RTX 3090
85
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
231
GeForce RTX 3090
133
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4090
176
GeForce RTX 3090
100
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4090
215
GeForce RTX 3090
125
FPS (higher is better)