NVIDIA started GeForce RTX 4090 sales 20 September 2022 at a recommended price of $1,599 . This is a high-end Ada Lovelace architecture desktop card based on 5 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at gamers. 24 GB of GDDR6X memory clocked at 21 GHz are supplied, and together with 384 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 1,008 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is triple-slot card attached via PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 304 mm. 1x 16-pin power connector is required, and power consumption is at 450 Watt.

General info

Some basic facts about GeForce RTX 4090: architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in performance ranking	1
Place by popularity	7
Value for money	15.03
Architecture	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	AD102-300-A1
Market segment	Desktop
Release date	20 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,599
Current price	$1756 (1.1x MSRP)	of 168889 (A100 PCIe 80 GB)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Technical specs

GeForce RTX 4090's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce RTX 4090's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	16384	of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)
Core clock speed	2235 MHz	of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT)
Boost clock speed	2520 MHz	of 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX)
Number of transistors	76,300 million	of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	of 4 (Radeon 780M)
Power consumption (TDP)	450 Watt	of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate	1,290	of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB)

Size and compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce RTX 4090 and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	304 mm
Width	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin

Memory

Parameters of memory installed on GeForce RTX 4090: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory type	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	of 192 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Memory bus width	384 Bit	of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed	21000 MHz	of 23000 (GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER)
Memory bandwidth	1,008 GB/s	of 3276 (Aldebaran)
Shared memory	-

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce RTX 4090. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+

API support

APIs supported by GeForce RTX 4090, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	3.0
Vulkan	1.3
CUDA	8.9

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce RTX 4090. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 4090 100.00

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX 4090 38716

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 4090 137170

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 4090 104937

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 4090 73174

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 4090 250667

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RTX 4090 771257

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 4090 310

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 4090 127

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 4090 28

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 4090 265

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 4090 120

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Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 4090 268

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 4090 437

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 4090 84

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

Benchmark coverage: 2%

RTX 4090 550

Gaming performance

Let's see how good GeForce RTX 4090 is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:

Full HD	265
1440p	212
4K	150

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

225

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	235
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	287
Battlefield 5	190−200
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180
Cyberpunk 2077	222
Far Cry 5	209
Far Cry New Dawn	178
Forza Horizon 4	300−350
Hitman 3	210−220
Horizon Zero Dawn	275
Red Dead Redemption 2	180−190
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	294
Watch Dogs: Legion	188

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	221
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	248
Battlefield 5	190−200
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180
Cyberpunk 2077	214
Far Cry 5	201
Far Cry New Dawn	171
Forza Horizon 4	300−350
Hitman 3	210−220
Horizon Zero Dawn	250
Metro Exodus	226
Red Dead Redemption 2	180−190
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	288
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	573
Watch Dogs: Legion	173

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	179
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	220
Battlefield 5	190−200
Cyberpunk 2077	210
Far Cry 5	187
Far Cry New Dawn	154
Forza Horizon 4	300−350
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	305
Watch Dogs: Legion	153

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150
Hitman 3	210−220
Horizon Zero Dawn	237
Metro Exodus	177
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	271

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	155
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	183
Battlefield 5	190−200
Cyberpunk 2077	154
Far Cry 5	186
Far Cry New Dawn	152
Forza Horizon 4	280−290
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	268
Watch Dogs: Legion	152

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100
Hitman 3	120−130
Horizon Zero Dawn	187
Metro Exodus	137
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	186
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	280

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120
Battlefield 5	130−140
Cyberpunk 2077	80
Far Cry 5	173
Far Cry New Dawn	145
Forza Horizon 4	250−260
Watch Dogs: Legion	117

Relative performance

GeForce RTX 4090's performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop video cards.

GeForce RTX 4090 100

GeForce RTX 4080 89.4

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 88.36

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 82.2

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 82.03

Radeon RX 7900 XTX 79.99

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 77.47

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce RTX 4090 is Radeon RX 7900 XTX, which is slower by 20% and lower by 5 positions in our ranking.