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GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce RTX 3090

GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce RTX 3090: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
ASUS TUF GeForce RTX® 4090 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a)

Buy for $1,899.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 90 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
ASUS TUF GeForce RTX® 4090 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a)

Buy for $1,899.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 90 minutes ago

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $1599

Availability

MSRP in USD: $1499

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

  • Performs up to 8% better in Far Cry 3 than GeForce RTX 3090 - 221 vs 205 FPS

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

  • Up to 24% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - $1439.99 vs $1899.99
  • Up to 18% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than GeForce RTX 4090 - $7.02 vs $8.6 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 350 vs 450 Watts
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022


FPS

221

100%

Value, $/FPS

$8.6/FPS

81%

Price, $

$1899.99

75%

FPS Winner

ASUS TUF GeForce RTX® 4090 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a)

Buy for $1,899.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 90 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Logo
GeForce RTX 3090

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


FPS

205

92%

Value, $/FPS

$7.02/FPS

100%

Price, $

$1439.99

100%

Value Winner

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Buy for $1,439.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 91 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Logo
GeForce RTX 3090

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

443.5 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

1290 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Logo
GeForce RTX 3090

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

189.8 GPixel/s

42%

Texel Fillrate

556 GTexel/s

43%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

Sep 20th, 2022
Release DateSep 1st, 2020
GeForce 40GenerationGeForce 30
$1599MSRP
$1499
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 16-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
24 GBMemory24 GB
GDDR6XTypeGDDR6X
384-bitBus384-bit
1008 GB/s
Bandwidth936.2 GB/s
2235 MHz
Base Clock Speed1395 MHz
2520 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1695 MHz
1313 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1219 MHz

Builds Using GeForce RTX 4090 or GeForce RTX 3090

Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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