NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 leads on gaming, scoring 109.4 — about 65% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090. For AI workloads the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the clear call: it's both faster and better value in that segment. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 comes out ahead in 4 of the 4 uses we score. On today's street prices the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is the cheaper of the two: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 costs around 20% more. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 wins outright: faster and better value.
| GeForce RTX 3090NVIDIA | GeForce RTX 4090NVIDIAour pick | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance scores | ||
| Gaming | 66.4 | 109.4 ★ |
| 3D Modelling | 73.7 | 101.6 ★ |
| AI | 56.1 | 101 ★ |
| VR | 67.6 | 108.3 ★ |
| Value scores | ||
| Gaming | 19 | 26 ★ |
| 3D Modelling | 21.1 | 24.1 ★ |
| AI | 16 | 24 ★ |
| VR | 19.3 | 25.7 ★ |
| Specifications | ||
| steam_share_pct | 0.36 | 0.73 ★ |
| UserBenchmark Speed | 87.4 | 155 ★ |
| FP32 Compute | 35.58 TFLOPS | 82.6 TFLOPS ★ |
| AI Throughput | 285 TOPS | 1321 TOPS ★ |
| VRAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Mem Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s | 1008 GB/s ★ |
| TDP | 350 W ★ | 450 W |
| RRP | £1,184 ★ | £1,263 |
★ marks the winner on each row (for TDP, latency and price, lower is better). Ties unmarked. Scores are our own absolute figures; specs and prices are facts from their sources.
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