NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 24GB GDDR6
The 24GB GDDR6X framebuffer on the Ampere architecture makes this card a standout for memory-intensive workloads that exceed typical gaming demands. This Founders Edition model features a distinctive dual-fan flow-through thermal design in a compact 2-slot form factor. It is best for AI researchers and 3D artists running large model training or complex renders locally, rather than 1080p gamers.
GPU GeForce RTX 3090
VRAM 24GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1695 MHz
TDP 350 W
Memory Bus 384 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
55 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ai (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong vram (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong rt (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong raster (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average affordability (11th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (29th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (30th percentile)
- Below average social proof (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3090 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 8 |
Memory
| VRAM | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 384 |
| Bandwidth | 936.2 |
Compute
| Tensor Cores | 328 |
| RT Cores | 82 |
| Base Clock | 1395 |
| Boost Clock | 1695 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 35.58 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 35.58 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 26521 |
| GPU Compute | 15150 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 350 |
| Recommended PSU | 750 |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
Physical
| Slot Width | 2 |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| VR Ready | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3090 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 24GB GDDR6 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1695 | 2407 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 350 | 575 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 384 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | 93.7 | 71.9 | 91.4 | 69.8 | 61.1 | 45.2 | 43.4 | 29.4 | 30.3 | 30.9 | 11.2 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85.3 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 88.8 | 15.1 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.2 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 87.9 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 72.9 | 94 | 88.8 | 21 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.3 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.1 | 91.7 | 83.8 | 95.5 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 52.7 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 17.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall54.7
- AI/LLM66.3
- Budget47
- Gaming 4k57.1
- Ray Tracing61.1
- Workstation53.3
- Gaming 1080p53.9
- Gaming 1440p57.5
- Content Creation51.3
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