Matrox M9188 2GB workstation
Matrox
32 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE 24GB GDDR6X
Gigabyte
94 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Matrox M9188 2GB workstation
No customer feedback yet
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE 24GB GDDR6X
88 out of 100 medium confidence 25 reviews
The Gigabyte 4090 Gaming OC is widely praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and lack of coil whine. Users highlight its compact size relative to other 4090s, strong out-of-the-box performance, and the included anti-sag bracket. A few concerns include reports of receiving pre-opened units and the bulky size still being an issue for some cases. Overall, it is considered a top-tier 4090 option with a solid 4-year warranty.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet operation
- No coil whine
- Compact size for a 4090
- Strong out-of-the-box performance
Cons
- Some units received pre-opened
- Still very large for many cases
- Gigabyte software is poor
- Power connector placement could be better
Cooling performance 12
Noise level 8
Coil whine 7
Size and fit 8
Build quality 6
Warranty 5
Scores
Ray Tracing
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Content Creation
Ai Llm
Workstation
Budget
Specifications
| Matrox M9188 | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Matrox M9188 | GeForce RTX 4090 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | Ada Lovelace |
| Class | workstation | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 2 GB | 24 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 54 | 76★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 55.29999923706055★ | 32.97999954223633 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 27.649999618530273 | 32.97999954223633★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | No data | |
| GPU Compute | No data | |
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 295★ | 450 |
| Recommended PSU | 450★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | No | 16-pin |
| Cooler | Blower | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 8★ | 3 |
| HDMI | — | 1★ |
| Max Displays | 8★ | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 2560 x 1600 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 229★ | 331 |
| Slot Width | 1★ | 3 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 1.53 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | — | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Matrox M9188 2GB workstation
- Strong connectivity (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong affordability (68th percentile)
- Strong compute (66th percentile)
- Below average feature (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average efficiency (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average vram (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average raster (18th percentile)18th %ile
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE 24GB GDDR6X
- Strong rt (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong raster (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
Pricing
Matrox M9188 2GB workstation
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE 24GB GDDR6X
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE
Scores 94 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 37 specs.
