Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3090 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3090 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 4090 is 749 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3090.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3090
- Up to 37% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - £1565.50 vs £2488.61
- Up to 33% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than GeForce RTX 4090 - £7.32 vs £10.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 350 vs 450 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 4090
- Performs up to 7% better in Far Cry 3 than GeForce RTX 3090 - 229 vs 214 FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
214
93%
Value, £/FPS
£7.32/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1565.5
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £1,565.5 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 728 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
FPS
229
100%
Value, £/FPS
£10.87/FPS
67%
Price, £
£2488.61
62%
FPS Winner
Buy for £2,488.61 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 728 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
43%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
43%
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3090 | vs | GeForce RTX 4090 |
---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2022 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$1499 | MSRP | $1599 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 GB | Memory | 24 GB |
GDDR6X | Type | GDDR6X |
384-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
936.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1008 GB/s |
1395 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2235 MHz |
1695 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2520 MHz |
1219 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |