GeForce RTX 3090
The GeForce RTX 3090 is Nvidia’s 24GB graphics card with a 350W board power rating, built on the Ampere GA102 architecture. Below you’ll find its full spec sheet and gaming and productivity benchmarks, plus all 10 board versions we track, each with its cheapest current price.
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Gaming performance
Gaming score: geometric mean of in-game FPS, normalized so the RTX 5090 = 100. Render and synthetic scores are in the Benchmarks section below.
1080p Gaming
1440p Gaming
4K Gaming
The GeForce RTX 3090 scores 67.0 at 1080p, 48.4 at 1440p, and 38.3 at 4K on a scale where 100 = the fastest GPU we test (RTX 5090). These scores apply to all board versions of this chip.
Performance-per-dollar rank among all GPUs with live pricing
Value at 1080p
#49
of 52
Value at 1440p
#48
of 51
Value at 4K
#45
of 47
Benchmarks
Standardized benchmark scores for this chip, each compared to the fastest card we track and linked to its source. They apply to every board version.
3D & gaming
Render
Compute & AI
GeForce RTX 3090 versions (10)
Every board version we track, cheapest first.
| Version | Boost Clock | Length | Color | From | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition | — | 313 mm | — | $1,879.99 |  |
 | GIGABYTE RTX 3090 VISION OCOC | — | 320 mm | — | $1,885.00 | |
 | GIGABYTE RTX 3090 GAMING OCOC | — | 320 mm | — | $1,969.99 | |
 | MSI RTX 3090 VENTUS 3X OCOC | — | 305 mm | — | $1,979.99 | |
 | MSI RTX 3090 SUPRIM X | — | 336 mm | — | $1,995.00 | |
 | ASUS TUF RTX 3090 GAMING OCOC | — | 300 mm | — | $1,999.99 | |
 | PNY XLR8 RTX 3090 REVEL EPIC-X Triple Fan | — | 294 mm | — | $2,049.96 | |
 | ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 3090 GAMING | — | 319 mm | — | $2,049.99 | |
 | ASUS TUF RTX 3090 GAMING | — | 300 mm | — | $2,099.99 | |
 | GALAX RTX 3090 Turbo | — | 295 mm | — | $2,499.90 | |
10 board versions of the GeForce RTX 3090 are listed above, starting from $1,879.99. Prices update daily from live retailer stock. Click any version name for its full spec sheet and all current retailer prices.
Specifications
Board versions of the GeForce RTX 3090 range from 294–336 mm long, so check your case's GPU clearance before buying.
Performance
- Boost clock
- 1695 MHz
- Base clock
- 1395 MHz
- Shader cores
- 10,496
- SM count
- 82
- Texture units (TMUs)
- 328
- Render outputs (ROPs)
- 112
- RT cores
- 82 · 2nd gen
- Tensor / AI cores
- 328 · 3rd gen
Memory
- VRAM
- 24GB GDDR6X
- Memory bus
- 384-bit
- Bandwidth
- 936 GB/s
- Memory speed
- 19.5 Gbps
- L2 cache
- 6 MB
GPU die
- Architecture
- Ampere GA102
- Process node
- Samsung 8N
- Foundry
- Samsung
- Die size
- 628 mm²
- Transistors
- 28.3 billion
- Generation
- GeForce RTX 30
Power
- TDP
- 350W
- Recommended PSU
- 750W
- Power connectors
- 1 12-pin
Display & outputs
- Max resolution
- 7680 × 4320
- Max displays
- 4
- HDCP
- 2.3
- Outputs
- 1 HDMI 2.1, 3 Displayport 1.4a
- PCIe interface
- PCIe 4.0 ×16
APIs & software
- DirectX
- 12 Ultimate (12.2)
- Vulkan
- 1.3
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 3.0
- CUDA
- Compute 8.6
- Shader model
- 6.8
Video encoding & decoding
| Codec | Encode | Decode |
|---|---|---|
| H.264 / AVC | Supported | Supported |
| H.265 / HEVC | Supported | Supported |
| AV1 | Not supported | Supported |
| VP9 | Not supported | Supported |
Encoder: NVENC 7th gen · Decoder: NVDEC 5th gen
Features
- Upscaling
- DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction
- Also runs
- FSR 3, FSR 3 Frame Generation, XeSS 2, XeSS 2 Frame Generation
- Resizable BAR
- Yes
- Multi-GPU
- NVLink
Physical
- Reference length
- 336 mm
- Slot width
- 3 slots
- Released
- 2020-09-24
- MSRP
- $1,499.00
10,496 shader cores feed a 384-bit memory interface delivering 936 GB/s of peak bandwidth. 82 RT cores handle real-time ray tracing; 328 tensor cores accelerate AI workloads and DLSS Super Resolution. Compare the GeForce RTX 3090 against the full GPU lineup on the GPU comparison table.
Across generations
Where the GeForce RTX 3090 sits in Nvidia’s lineup — the generation before and after.
How the GeForce RTX 3090 compares
Similar cards worth a look, based on live prices and 1440p gaming performance. Open any head-to-head for the full specs, benchmark and price breakdown.
Faster than the GeForce RTX 3090 at 1440p and 21% cheaper ($401.00), a clear upgrade.
16GB · from $1,478.99
GeForce RTX 3090 vs GeForce RTX 5080About 82% more 1440p performance, for 83% more ($1,569.01).
24GB · from $3,449.00
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