ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 vs ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 and ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
• GPU Chip
  AD102 (Ada Lovelace) GA102-225-A1
• Execution units
  128 80
• Shader
  16384 10240
• Render Output Units
  192 96
• Texture Units
  512 320

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

• Memory Size
  24 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6X GDDR6X
• Memory Speed
  21 Gbps 1.188 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  1008 GB/s 912 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  384 bit 384 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 and ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  2.235 GHz 1.365 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.550 GHz+ 1 % 1.695 GHz+ 2 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  450 W 350 W
• TDP (up)
  450 W-25 % 370 W
• Tjunction max
  90 °C 93 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 16-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 and ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 Ti.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 110 mm 3 x 95 mm
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.1a 2x HDMI v2.1
• 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 (Ultimate) 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  ASUS Aura Sync ASUS Aura Sync

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  348 mm 300 mm
• Height
  160 mm 127 mm
• Width
  73 mm 52 mm
• Width (Slots)
  4 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q2/2021
• Release price
  1,979 $ --
• Structure size
  4 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  TUF-RTX4090-24G-GAMING TUF-RTX3080TI-12G-GAMING
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet