ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC White Edition 32GB GDDR7
EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 XC3 24GB GDDR6X
What Buyers Say
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC White Edition 32GB GDDR7
This Zotac RTX 5090 is a powerhouse, delivering excellent 4K performance and running quietly. Users praise its build quality and aesthetics, especially the white edition that fits white-themed builds. While one reviewer mentioned coil whine, others note it can be luck of the draw and a quality PSU helps. Overall, it's a highly recommended card for high-end gaming.
Pros
- Excellent 4K performance
- Quiet operation
- Great build quality
- White edition aesthetics
- No coil whine (in some units)
Cons
- Potential coil whine
- Requires 1000W PSU
- Large and heavy card
EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 XC3 24GB GDDR6X
The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 is a powerhouse for 4K gaming, with most reviewers praising its raw performance and ability to run maxed-out settings. However, there are consistent complaints about high temperatures, coil whine, and noise levels that keep the overall sentiment from being universally positive. The card delivers outstanding frame rates but requires some tweaking and comes with thermal and acoustic trade-offs.
Pros
- 4K gaming beast
- Runs maxed-out settings smoothly
- Excellent build quality
- Undervolt reduces temperatures
- Fits in compact cases like NCASE M1
Cons
- Runs hot out of the box
- Coil whine reported
- Loud under load
- Difficult to purchase at MSRP
- Requires undervolting for thermal control
Scores
Specifications
| ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC White Edition | EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 XC3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 3090 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 8★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 32 GB★ | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6X |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 4 | 82★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 35.58000183105469★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 35.58000183105469★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 575 | 350★ |
| Recommended PSU | 1,000 | 750★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | Two available 8-pin or 6+2-pin PCIe power dongles |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 330 | 285★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 2.200000047683716★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 2.90 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4.0 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC White Edition 32GB GDDR7
- Strong raster (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong compute (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong vram (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong ai (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average efficiency (27th percentile)
EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 XC3 24GB GDDR6X
- Strong vram (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong ai (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong rt (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average affordability (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (21st percentile)
- Below average efficiency (32nd percentile)
Verdict
Scores 95 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 9 of 38 specs.