The RTX 4090 vs 3090 vs 3080 Ti comparison is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated. The three monsters of NVIDIA graphics processing pitted against each other to see what these graphics cards that now top the performance tests and benchmarks can perform.
Index of contents
- Technical characteristics of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs 3090 vs 3090 Ti
- Test bench and performance test
- Benchmarks
- game testing
- Testing in games with Ray Tracing
- rendering tests
Technical characteristics of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs 3090 vs 3090 Ti
| RTX 4090 | RTX 3090 | RTX 3080 Ti | |
| GPU architecture | There’s Lovelace | Ampere | Ampere |
| Chip | AD102, 4nm TSMC, 608 mm2 | GA102-300-A1, 8nm TSMC, 628 mm2 | GA102-225-A1 8nm TSMC, 628 mm2 |
| clock frequency | 2235 Mhz | 1395 Mhz | 1365 Mhz |
| Turbo | 2520 Mhz | 1695 Mhz | 1665 Mhz |
| graphic cores | 128 Streaming Multiprocessors con:
· 16384 CUDA · 512 Tensor · 128 Ray Tracing |
10496 CUDA
328 Tensor 112 ROPs 82 Ray Tracing |
10240 CUDA
320 Tensor 112 ROPs 80 Ray Tracing |
| VRAM memory | 24 GB GDDR6X @ 10500 Mhz – 21 Gbps | 24 GB GDDR6X – 19.5 Gbps | 12 GB GDDR6X – 19 Gbps |
| memory bus | 384-bit (1008 GB/s) | 936.2 GB/s | 912 GB/s |
| Graphics API supported | DirectX 12 Ultimate
Vulkan 1.2 OpenGL 4.6 |
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| TGP | 450W | 350W | 350W |
| Size | 336x140x61 mm (3 slots) | ||
| ports | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4 | |
| Slot | PCIe 4.0 x16 | ||
Test bench and performance test
For the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 test, very specific hardware has been used, as follows:
| RUEBAS | |
| Processor: | Intel Core i9-10850K |
| Base plate : | Asus Maximus Formula 12 |
| Memory: | Kingston Fury Renegade DDR5 32GB@3600 MHz |
| heatsink | Corsair H100i RGB Platinum SE |
| HDD | Samsung 860 QVO |
| Graphic card | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 |
| Power supply | Corsair RM1000 |
| Monitor | Viewsonic VX3211 4K mhd |
All tests have been carried out under Windows 11 Pro 22H2 (Build 22621.521) with the official NVIDIA drivers in version 521.90.
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On the other hand, note that the gameplay of this and other graphics cards can be assessed based on the framerate or FPS obtained according to this table:
| performance tiers | |
| Frames Per Second (FPS) | gameplay |
| Less than 30FPS | Injugable |
| 30 ~ 40 FPS | playable |
| 40 ~ 60 FPS | Buena |
| Greater than 60 FPS | Fluid / Console |
| Greater than 144 FPS | Realist |
Benchmarks
For the benchmark tests we will use the following programs:
- 3DMark Fire Strike normal, ultra y extreme (DX11)
- 3DMark Time Spy normal y extreme (DX12)
- Port Royal (RT)
- VRMARK Orange Room
- Pure Raytracing
In these benchmarks, considerable performance increases have been clearly seen compared to its competitors, the 3090 and 3090 Ti. For example, Fire Strike is one of the most prominent, achieving up to 36% compared to the RTX 3090 Ti , which is quite an impressive performance. And in the DirectX 12 Time Spy test it gets up to a 56% improvement over Ti. An outrage considering that the Ti is already a monster of graphic processing.
As for Ray Tracing, Port Royal has seen how it has improved by 68% compared to the 3090 Ti, a figure that is also quite remarkable. The PureRayTracing test continues to show truly abysmal differences, always greater than 60% in the three resolutions tested.
game testing
Continuing with the analysis of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs 3090 vs 3090 Ti, the next step is to evaluate the performance under different AAA titles . The games have been tested in four different resolutions: FullHD, 2K, 4K, and 8K. In 4K, the high quality has been maintained in the video game configuration, while in 8K a medium-low quality has been used to achieve more fluid rates.
As for the settings and graphic API used for the titles, they have been:
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Alto, TAA, DX12
- Far Cry 5, Alto, TAA, DX12
- Eternal DOOM, Ultra, TAA, Volcano
- Final Fantasy XV, standard, TAA, DX11
- Deus EX Mankind Divided, Alto, DX11
- Metro Exodus, Alto, DX12
- Control, High, no RTX, 1080p rendering, DX12
- Gears 5, Alto, TAA, DX12
- Red Dead Redemption 2, Alto, DX12
- Horizon Zero Dawn, Calidad, DX12
- Assassins Creed Valhalla, Alto, DX12
In these tests with video games, it has been seen that even a processor as powerful as the Core i9-10850K bottlenecks in the 1080p and even 2K tests . Undoubtedly a striking fact that says a lot about these graphics cards and their power.
As for the 4K and 8K tests , which are more relevant due to this bottleneck, the values have also shown a clear improvement in the Ada architecture compared to Ampere. Again the 4000 Series takes the victory in this RTX 4090 vs 3090 vs 3090 Ti battle. And it is that this graphics card has been designed to work above 4K without flinching.
The improvements obtained range from 40 to 60% and even more in some specific cases, both for 4K and 8K.
Testing in games with Ray Tracing
The next step in the comparison is to test with Ray Tracing and DLSS , and using the same graphics settings and quality as before:
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider, RT Alto, DLSS Equilibrado, DX12
- Metro Exodus, RT Alto, DLSS, DX12
- Control, RT High, DLSS, render at 50%, DX12
- Call Of Duty Modern Warfare, RT Alto, DLSS, DX12
- Wolfenstein Youngblood, RT Alto, DLSS Equilibrado, Vulkan
- Battlefield V, RT Alto, DLSS, DX12
- Cyberpunk 2077, RT Ultra, DLSS Performance, DX12
The results are again equally surprising. Also, starting at 4K resolution is where the true potential of the RTX 4090 really shows .
rendering tests
Rendering tests could not be missing either to see the performance for creatives who need to render their projects under the 4090. In this case, the following software has been used to check the performance:
- Blender 2.9 + proyecto The Junk Shop
- OTOY OctaRender benchmark
- V-Ray Benchmark (i9-12900K)
As you can see, in this V-Ray rendering test, the RTX 4090 results are still up to 141% higher in CUDA mode and 83% higher in RTX mode using the same benchmark as the RTX 3090. You.
In Otoy OctaRender the rendering capacity is almost doubled , which leaves the jaw open, while in Blender the difference is somewhat shorter, which shows that it is a somewhat lighter software and that it does not put this card as much to the test graph.
As we can see, the RTX 4090 is far superior to the previous generation.