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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090: specs and benchmarks
Price now
2318$
Games supported
100%
- Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
- Core clock speed 2235
- Max video memory 24 GB
- Memory type GDDR6X
- Memory clock speed 21000
- Maximum resolution
Year of release
2022
Performance
100.00
Summary
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 4 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.
It provides outstanding gaming and benchmark performance and is currently a leader of our rating.
100%
General info
Some basic facts about GeForce RTX 4090: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in performance rating | 1 | |
| Place by popularity | 2 | |
| Value for money | 12.15 | |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | |
| GPU code name | AD102-300-A1 | |
| Market segment | Desktop | |
| Release date | 20 September 2022 (less than a year old) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,599 | |
| Current price | $2318 (1.4x MSRP) | of 49999 (A100 SXM4) |
Value for money
Technical specs
GeForce RTX 4090's general performance parameters 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 1080 SLI Mobile) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 450 Watt | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
| Texture fill rate | 1,290 | of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB) |
Dimensions and compatibility
Information on GeForce RTX 4090's compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (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 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory clock speed | 21000 MHz | of 22400 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
| Memory bandwidth | 1,008 GB/s | of 14400 (Radeon R7 M260) |
| 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. Overall performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.
- Passmark
- 3DMark Vantage Performance
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU
- SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
- SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
- SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
- SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 medical-01
- SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
- SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
- SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
- SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
- SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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: 24%
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: 16%
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: 16%
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: 13%
3DMark Fire Strike Score
Benchmark coverage: 13%
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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
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%
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
Benchmark coverage: 3%
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
Benchmark coverage: 3%
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
Benchmark coverage: 3%
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 medical-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
Benchmark coverage: 3%
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05
Benchmark coverage: 1%
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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
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 276 | |
| 1440p | 220 | |
| 4K | 163 |
Popular games
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Medium Preset - Full HD
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Ultra Preset - 1440p
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Ultra Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 225 |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 130−140 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 274 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 170−180 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 222 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 209 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 176 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 270−280 | |
| Hitman 3 | 210−220 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 220−230 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 190−200 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 288 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 183 |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 130−140 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 235 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 170−180 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 214 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 201 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 170 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 270−280 | |
| Hitman 3 | 210−220 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 220−230 | |
| Metro Exodus | 209 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 190−200 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 284 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 585 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 166 |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 130−140 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 206 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 210 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 187 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 153 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 270−280 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 306 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 155 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 140−150 | |
| Hitman 3 | 210−220 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 160−170 | |
| Metro Exodus | 172 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 90−95 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 269 |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 95−100 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 173 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 151 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 185 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 152 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 230−240 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 149 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 95−100 | |
| Hitman 3 | 120−130 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 110−120 | |
| Metro Exodus | 137 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 60−65 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 186 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 282 |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 65−70 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 120 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 79 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 173 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 145 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 114 |
Relative perfomance
GeForce RTX 4090's performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop video cards.
AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest equivalent to GeForce RTX 4090 by AMD is Radeon RX 7900 XTX, which is slower by 19% and lower by 3 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce RTX 4090:
Similar GPUs
Here is our recommendation of several graphics cards that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.
Recommended processors
These processors are most commonly used with GeForce RTX 4090 according to our statistics.
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