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. For bang for your buck, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is the stronger value pick. It's a split call: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is faster, but the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 gives more performance for the money.

GeForce RTX 3090NVIDIAGeForce RTX 4090NVIDIAour pick
Performance scores
Gaming66.4109.4 ★
3D Modelling73.7101.6 ★
AI56.1101 ★
VR67.6108.3 ★
Value scores
Gaming19 ★17.7
3D Modelling21.1 ★16.4
AI1616.3 ★
VR19.3 ★17.5
Specifications
steam_share_pct0.360.73 ★
UserBenchmark Speed87.4155 ★
FP32 Compute35.58 TFLOPS82.6 TFLOPS ★
AI Throughput285 TOPS1321 TOPS ★
VRAM24 GB24 GB
Mem Bandwidth936.2 GB/s1008 GB/s ★
TDP350 W ★450 W
RRP$1,499 ★$1,599

★ 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.