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Graphics card

GeForce RTX 3090 vs GeForce RTX 4090

Compared by performance index, specifications and load profile. The per-parameter difference comes first; the index follows.

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Verdict

GeForce RTX 4090 is 50% faster on the performance index.

The gap is decisive — these are different classes.

GeForce RTX 3090 leads on 0 parameters, GeForce RTX 4090 on 3.

Specification source: A — NVIDIA; B — NVIDIA. Specifications verified on 2026-07-27

Key differences

GeForce RTX 3090

Strengths

  • level

Trade-offs

  • Ray tracing
  • Rasterization
  • Power efficiency

GeForce RTX 4090

Strengths

  • Ray tracing
  • Rasterization
  • Power efficiency

Trade-offs

  • level

Difference per parameter

  • Rasterization

    205
    340

  • Ray tracing

    154
    300

  • Video memory

    24 GB
    24 GB

  • Power efficiency

    350 W
    450 W

  • Memory bandwidth

    384-bit GDDR6X
    384-bit GDDR6X

Profile of both sides

RasterizationRay tracingVideo memoryPower efficiencyMemory bandwidth
GeForce RTX 3090GeForce RTX 4090

Specifications side by side

Side AGeForce RTX 3090Side BGeForce RTX 4090
Performance index205340better
Ray tracing index154300better
Video memory24 GB24 GB
Memory typeGDDR6XGDDR6X
Memory bus384 bit384 bit
Boost clock1695 MHz2520 MHzbetter
Power draw (TDP)350 Wbetter450 W
UpscalerDLSSDLSS
Process nodeSamsung 8 nmTSMC 4 nm
ReleasedQ3 2020Q4 2022

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