Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 WINDFORCE 24GB GDDR6X
Equipped with 24GB of GDDR6X memory and a factory overclock to 1755 MHz, this RTX 3090 card excels at high-resolution texture work and 8K gaming. The WINDFORCE 3X cooling system with alternate spinning fans and a protective metal backplate ensures sustained thermal performance under load. It is best for 3D artists and researchers needing massive VRAM for rendering complex scenes and training large AI models.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong vram (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong ai (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong rt (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (1st percentile)
- Below average connectivity (22nd percentile)
- Below average social proof (27th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (33rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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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
| Tensor Cores | 328 |
| RT Cores | 82 |
| Base Clock | 1395 |
| Boost Clock | 1755 |
| 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 | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 7680x4320 |
Physical
| Length | 320 |
| Slot Width | 2.17 |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 WINDFORCE | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 24GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1755 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2620 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 350 | 150 | 300 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| 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 | 72.8 | 93.9 | 70.4 | 70 | 41 | 72.9 | 0.6 | 33.2 | 21.8 | 26.9 |
| 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 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 71.6 | 57.6 | 94 | 99.1 |
| 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 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 86.3 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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