RTX 3090

Written analysis

RTX 3090 at a glance

The RTX 3090 is based on the Ampere architecture and is manufactured using the 8 nm process at Samsung. It ships with 24 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus , about 936 GB/s. Shader count is 10496 across 82 CU/SM. The board interface is PCIe 4.0 x16.

Reference board power is a high 350 W with 1x 12-pin. Check the retail card’s PSU recommendation and leave adequate airflow around the cooler.

VRAM capacity is high-end at 24 GB. That is the class you want for 4K textures, heavy ray tracing, and creator GPU memory loads.

Best fit: Cost-conscious 1080p gaming systems.

Gaming performance

RTX 3090 is an entry-level gaming GPU, at 49.02% of the dataset’s best 1440p raster performance. 1080p is the natural target.

1440p value is 28.0 performance per dollar. Nearby GPUs in the table are often better buys.