ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm vs MSI GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM LIQUID X 24G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm and MSI GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM LIQUID X 24G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
• GPU Chip
  GA102-300-A1 AD102 (Ada Lovelace)
• Execution units
  82 128
• Shader
  10496 16384
• Render Output Units
  112 192
• Texture Units
  328 512

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  24 GB 24 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6X GDDR6X
• Memory Speed
  1.219 GHz 21 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  936 GB/s 1008 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  384 bit 384 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm and MSI GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM LIQUID X 24G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.395 GHz 2.235 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.695 GHz 2.640 GHz+ 5 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  350 W 450 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  93 °C 90 °C
• PCIe-Power
  3 x 8-Pin 1 x 16-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm and MSI GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM LIQUID X 24G.

• Fan-Type
  -- Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Water cooling AIO water cooling
• Fan 1
  -- 1 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- 2 x 120 mm
• Noise (Load)
  0 dB --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.1a
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  ZOTAC SPECTRA No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  Decode Decode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  301 mm 280 mm
• Height
  160 mm 140 mm
• Width
  29 mm 43 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 2353 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM LIQUID X 24G and ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q4/2022
• Release price
  1,549 $ 2,129 $
• Structure size
  8 nm 4 nm
• Part-no
  ZT-A30900Q-30P --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet