nvidia
Brand24GB GDDR6X
Memory16384
Cores1010 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory10240
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24GB GDDR6X 450W $1599 Sep 2022
GeForce RTX 4090
$1599 • Sep 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
$1199 • May 2021
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
12GB GDDR6X 350W $1199 May 2021
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 450 W | 350 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2520 MHz | 1665 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1010 GB/s | 912.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 5nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 16384 | 10240 |
| RT Cores | 128 | 80 |
| TMUs | 512 | 320 |
| ROPs | 176 | 112 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1313 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 443.5 GPixel/s | 186.5 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 1.01 GTexel/s | 912.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 82.58 GFLOPS | 34.1 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 72.00 MB | 6.00 MB |
| Die Size | 609 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 76300 Million | 28300 Million |
| Required PSU | 850 W | 750 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
42193 (+97%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
21408
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
316301 (+61%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
196756
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
615.9 FPS (+171%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
227.3 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
38309 (+42%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
26976
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Game Benchmarks Comparison (114 benchmarks)
The Callisto Protocol™
7.3 2022 • Action, Adventure Striking Distance Studios
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (+0%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 (+0%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 (+44%)
AVG 112 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 (+93%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
Winner
Loser
Cities: Skylines II
7.8 2023 • Simulation Colossal Order Ltd.
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 4090 (+62%)
AVG 128 FPS
MIN 114 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4090 (+90%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 4090 (+67%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage
8 2023 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+56%)
AVG 192 FPS
MIN 157 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 123 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+74%)
AVG 167 FPS
MIN 149 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+80%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Winner
Loser
FINAL FANTASY XVI
7.7 2024 • Action, RPG Square Enix
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+56%)
AVG 128 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+64%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+84%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Winner
Loser
Starfield
7.6 2023 • RPG Bethesda Game Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+62%)
AVG 118 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+71%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+81%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 4090 (+32%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 4090 (+55%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 4090 (+70%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
Winner
Loser
REMNANT II®
2023 • Gunfire Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+28%)
AVG 162 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 127 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+67%)
AVG 144 FPS
MIN 122 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+69%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Wins!
Based on 114 benchmarks across 27 games
140
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
VS
+62.6%
86
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA • 24GB GDDR6X
108
Wins
140
Avg FPS
123
Min FPS
95%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
0
Wins
86
Avg FPS
74
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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