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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
56.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
71.8Inno Score
49.7Rasterization73.5
46.2Ray Tracing68.5
74.6Memoryspec-based74.6
51.9Efficiencyspec-based55.2
69.9Compute86.3
0 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti9 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 wins this graphics card face-off, 71.8 to 56.1, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+24) and Ray Tracing (+22). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

  • Stronger rasterization score: 74 vs 50
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 69 vs 46
  • Stronger compute score: 86 vs 70
  • 71% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 10,100 vs 5,913
  • 66% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 36,000 vs 21,705
  • Lower launch price: $1,599 vs $1,999

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Announced20222022
ArchitectureAmpereAda Lovelace
Process8 nm5 nm+37%
TDP450 W450 W
Power connector3x 8-pin1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Shading units10,75216,384+52%
RT cores84128+52%
Tensor / AI cores336512+52%
Base clock1,560 MHz2,235 MHz+43%
Boost clock1,860 MHz2,520 MHz+35%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
VRAM24 GB24 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6XGDDR6X
Bus width384 bit384 bit
Bandwidth1,008 GB/s1,008 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
3DMark Time Spy21,705Top 20%36,000+66%Top 3%
3DMark Speed Way5,913Top 25%10,100+71%Top 4%
PassMark G3D29,204Top 7%38,500+32%Top 3%
1080p Ultra—225 fpsTop 4%
1440p Ultra—180 fpsTop 4%
4K Ultra—112 fpsTop 4%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
UpscalingDLSS 4 (no FG)DLSS 4 (no MFG)

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