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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
The original BFGPU: 24GB of GDDR6X made it a creator legend, and its 4K gaming chops still hold up today — even if a $599 RTX 4070 Super now matches it for a third of the launch price.
Pros
- 24GB GDDR6X still great for creators
- Strong 4K raster even today
- 936GB/s of memory bandwidth
- NVLink support for dual-GPU compute
Cons
- 350W draw with hot GDDR6X modules
- No DLSS frame generation
- Modern $599 cards match its gaming pace
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
General
- Announced
- 2020
- Architecture
- Ampere
- Process
- 8 nm
- TDP
- 350 W
- Power connector
- 1x 12-pin
Cores & Clocks
- Shading units
- 10,496
- RT cores
- 82
- Tensor / AI cores
- 328
- Base clock
- 1,395 MHz
- Boost clock
- 1,695 MHz
Memory
- VRAM
- 24 GB
- VRAM type
- GDDR6X
- Bus width
- 384 bit
- Bandwidth
- 936 GB/s
Benchmarks
- 3DMark Time Spy
- 19,900
- 3DMark Speed Way
- 5,300
- PassMark G3D
- 26,300
- 1080p Ultra
- 158 fps
- 1440p Ultra
- 121 fps
- 4K Ultra
- 69 fps
Features
- Upscaling
- DLSS 4 (no FG)
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 good in 2026?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 earns an Inno Score of 53.6/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The original BFGPU: 24GB of GDDR6X made it a creator legend, and its 4K gaming chops still hold up today — even if a $599 RTX 4070 Super now matches it for a third of the launch price.
What are the key specs of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090?
VRAM: 24 GB · Boost clock: 1,695 MHz · TDP: 350 W · 3DMark Time Spy: 19,900
What are the closest alternatives to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
