Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 WINDFORCE 24GB GDDR6X
The 24GB GDDR6X frame buffer with 936 GB/s bandwidth makes this card a powerhouse for 8K content creation and AI workloads that choke on lesser VRAM capacities. Its WINDFORCE 3X cooling system with alternate spinning fans effectively manages the 350W TDP while the metal backplate adds structural rigidity. This GPU is best for 3D artists and AI researchers who need massive local memory for complex scene rendering or large language model fine-tuning.
GPU GeForce RTX 3090
VRAM 24GB GDDR6X
Boost Clock 2000 MHz
TDP 350 W
Memory Bus 384 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
74 Overall Score
Price MX$52,250
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong vram (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong ai (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong compute (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (9th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (33rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
60/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 17 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
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 | GDDR6X |
| Memory Bus | 384 |
| Bandwidth | 936.2 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 10496 |
| Tensor Cores | 328 |
| RT Cores | 82 |
| Base Clock | 1395 |
| Boost Clock | 2000 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 35.58 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 35.58 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 26572 |
| GPU Compute | 15150 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 350 |
| Recommended PSU | 750 |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 7680x4320 |
Physical
| Length | 320 |
| Slot Width | 2.9 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.6 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 WINDFORCE | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O | ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P | Sapphire PULSE 11322-02-20G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 24GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2000 | 2730 | 2482 | 2620 | 2482 | 2525 |
| Tdp W | 350 | 150 | 300 | 360 | 300 | 370 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 384 | 256 | 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 | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 WINDFORCE | 93.7 | 87 | 93.9 | 70.4 | 89.7 | 79.1 | 91.5 | 8.9 | 33.2 | 36.4 | 66.9 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.4 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 80.4 | 69 | 94 | 88.9 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45.1 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.6 |
| ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 69 | 94 | 82.6 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11322-02-20G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 96.4 | 72.9 | 71.6 | 35.3 | 86 | 78.5 |
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