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$1,449.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1499
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MSRP in USD: $1499
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 480 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 480 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3090 is 1525 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 480.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 37% better in Lost Ark than Radeon RX 480 - 246 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 24 vs 8 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Up to 79% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3090 - $299.0 vs $1449.99
- Up to 72% better value when playing Lost Ark than GeForce RTX 3090 - $1.66 vs $5.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 150 vs 350 Watts
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
246
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.89/FPS
28%
Price, $
$1449.99
20%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card
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Updated 15192 minutes ago
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
FPS
180
73%
Value, $/FPS
$1.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G
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Updated 15193 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
21%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
32%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Arctic Islands |
$1499 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
936.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
1395 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1120 MHz |
1695 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1266 MHz |
| 1219 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3090 or Radeon RX 480
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
217 FPS
$14.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,179.99
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217 FPS
$8.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,775.18
In Stock
222 FPS
$14.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
In Stock
233 FPS
$13.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,189.99
In Stock
199 FPS
$15.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
In Stock
223 FPS
$12.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-12700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,679
In Stock
217 FPS
$11.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,527.3
In Stock
217 FPS
$13.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
In Stock
236 FPS
$11.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,798
In Stock
218 FPS
$13.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,996.99
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