GeForce RTX 4090 vs TITAN RTX

Place in the ranking	64	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	6
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.08	18.56
Power efficiency	12.09	15.33
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU102	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 December 2018 (6 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 has 792% better value for money than TITAN RTX.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	4608	16384
Core clock speed	1350 MHz	2235 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	18,600 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	450 Watt
Texture fill rate	509.8	1,290
Floating-point processing power	16.31 TFLOPS	82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	176
TMUs	288	512
Tensor Cores	576	512
Ray Tracing Cores	72	128

Form factor & compatibility

Information on 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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	304 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	672.0 GB/s	1.01 TB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

TITAN RTX 49.05

RTX 4090 100.00
+104%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

TITAN RTX 18858

RTX 4090 38449
+104%

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.

TITAN RTX 49602

RTX 4090 104598
+111%

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.

TITAN RTX 99561

RTX 4090 137609
+38.2%

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.

TITAN RTX 35884

RTX 4090 73447
+105%

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.

TITAN RTX 177234

RTX 4090 260357
+46.9%

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.

TITAN RTX 537413

RTX 4090 771257
+43.5%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

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

Full HD	162 −59.3%	258 +59.3%
1440p	103 −91.3%	197 +91.3%
4K	73 −95.9%	143 +95.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	15.43 −149%	6.20 +149%
1440p	24.26 −199%	8.12 +199%
4K	34.23 −206%	11.18 +206%

RTX 4090 has 149% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 4090 has 199% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 4090 has 206% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	166 −27.7%	212 +27.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 −185%	225 +185%
Elden Ring	182 −36.8%	249 +36.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	85 −37.6%	110−120 +37.6%
Counter-Strike 2	141 −52.5%	215 +52.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	91 −22%	111 +22%
Forza Horizon 4	351 −58.1%	555 +58.1%
Metro Exodus	135 −31.9%	178 +31.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	127 −22.8%	150−160 +22.8%
Valorant	246 −236%	826 +236%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	205 +75.2%	110−120 −75.2%
Counter-Strike 2	120 −65.8%	199 +65.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	86 −24.4%	107 +24.4%
Dota 2	153 −30.7%	200 +30.7%
Elden Ring	209 −124%	468 +124%
Far Cry 5	104 −43.3%	149 +43.3%
Fortnite	185 −66.5%	300−350 +66.5%
Forza Horizon 4	286 −91.6%	548 +91.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	152 −14.5%	174 +14.5%
Metro Exodus	118 −55.1%	183 +55.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	248 +15.3%	210−220 −15.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	93 −67.7%	150−160 +67.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	171 −354%	750−800 +354%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75 −56%	110−120 +56%
Counter-Strike 2	110 −68.2%	185 +68.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 −31.3%	105 +31.3%
Dota 2	148 −51.4%	224 +51.4%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −100%	210−220 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	242 −125%	544 +125%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	192 −12%	210−220 +12%
Valorant	236 −188%	680 +188%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	114 −42.1%	162 +42.1%
Elden Ring	130 −164%	343 +164%
Grand Theft Auto V	114 −41.2%	161 +41.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	63 −47.6%	90−95 +47.6%
World of Tanks	300−350 −65.4%	500−550 +65.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −6.1%	85−90 +6.1%
Counter-Strike 2	74 −105%	152 +105%
Cyberpunk 2077	62 −24.2%	77 +24.2%
Far Cry 5	150−160 −3.9%	160−170 +3.9%
Forza Horizon 4	183 −177%	507 +177%
Metro Exodus	114 −33.3%	152 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 −179%	262 +179%
Valorant	192 −198%	572 +198%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45 −269%	166 +269%
Dota 2	134 −39.6%	187 +39.6%
Elden Ring	70 −183%	198 +183%
Grand Theft Auto V	134 −39.6%	187 +39.6%
Metro Exodus	55 −149%	137 +149%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	197 −6.1%	200−210 +6.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	41 −56.1%	60−65 +56.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	134 −39.6%	187 +39.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75 −21.3%	90−95 +21.3%
Counter-Strike 2	50−55 −178%	150−160 +178%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 −25%	40 +25%
Dota 2	146 −55.5%	227 +55.5%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −31.3%	100−110 +31.3%
Fortnite	90 −6.7%	95−100 +6.7%
Forza Horizon 4	109 −161%	284 +161%
Valorant	105 −247%	364 +247%

This is how TITAN RTX and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 is 59% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 is 91% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 is 96% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the TITAN RTX is 75% faster.
in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4090 is 354% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

TITAN RTX is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
RTX 4090 is ahead in 58 tests (92%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	49.05	100.00
Recency	18 December 2018	20 September 2022
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	450 Watt

TITAN RTX has 60.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 103.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the TITAN RTX in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.