MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ventus 3X 24G vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ventus 3X 24G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
• GPU Chip
  GA102-300-A1 AD102-300 / AD102-301 (Ada Lovelace)
• 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 21.0 Gbps
• Memory Interface
  384 bit 384 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ventus 3X 24G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.395 GHz 2.235 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.695 GHz 2.520 GHz
• 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)
  -- 450 W-25 %
• Tjunction max
  93 °C 90 °C
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin --

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ventus 3X 24G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 90 mm 2 x 110 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  34 dB 39 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x 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 12_2 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting 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
  305 mm 304 mm
• Height
  120 mm 137 mm
• Width
  57 mm 61 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1387 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ventus 3X 24G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2020 Q4/2022
• Structure size
  8 nm 4 nm
• Part-no
  -- --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet