GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

GeForce RTX 4090
Memory: 24576Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 20 Sep 2022
GeForce RTX 4090
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Memory: 24576Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 27 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    147%
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4090

47% higher gaming performance.

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

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)

GeForce RTX 4090

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).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 4090GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
GPU NameAD102 (AD102-300-A1)vsGA102 (GA102-350-A1)
Fab Process4 nmvs8 nm
Die Size608 mm²vs628 mm²
Transistors76,300 millionvs28,300 million
Shaders16384vs10752
Tensor Cores512vs336
Raytracing Cores128vs84
Compute Units128vs84
Core clock2235 MHzvs1560 MHz
ROPs176vs112
TMUs512vs336

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 4090GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6X
Bus Width384 bitvs384 bit
Memory Speed1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective
vs1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective
Memory Size24576 Mbvs24576 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 4090GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
TDP450 wattsvs450 watts
Release Date20 Sep 2022vs27 Jan 2022

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    443.50 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    208.30 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    1290.00 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    625.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    1018.00 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    1008.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    82580.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    40000.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    224
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    133

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    190
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    175

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    178
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    125

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    421
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    333

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    319
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    276

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    436
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    299

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    180
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    112

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    186
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    144

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    168
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    113

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    356
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    236

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    263
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    208

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    370
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    228

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    123
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    130
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    89

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    147
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    231
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    142

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    176
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    114

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    215
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    133

FPS (higher is better)