Nvidia has released the GeForce RTX 4090. If you want to play the newest games at the highest framerates, you’ll need a high-end gaming PC equipped with a high-octane card like this GPU, which is currently among the most powerful on the market.
Nvidia’s 40-series GeForce RTX GPUs, first announced in September 2022, are currently topped off by the GeForce RTX 4090. During their September 2022 GTC keynote, Nvidia introduced the GeForce RTX 4080 and 4090. Jointly, they’ve raised the bar for what’s possible in affordable graphics cards for the average consumer.
The release dates, prices, and expected performance of these cards were all discussed at the Nvidia event. Here’s all the information you need to know about the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090, the top of the line graphics card.
GPU(Outlook)
Significant as it may be, the release of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 may signal the beginning of the end of the Great GPU Shortage. That’s great news for PC gamers, who can relax now that the prices of the best GPUs have dropped below MSRP and a new batch of cards is about to hit the market.
Nvidia will need to strike a balance between its desire to increase card sales and the needs of customers who have been patiently waiting for a new GPU to become affordable. The new 4090 is not cheap at $1,599, but the other cards in Nvidia’s 40-series should be much more reasonably priced. Maybe the company can do something to keep scalpers at bay and give more fans a chance to get their hands on one of these new cards at a reasonable price.
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RTX 4090 Specs
So, exactly what do you acquire for your astronomical outlay of cash? The GPU is based on Nvidia’s Lovelace architecture and has 76 billion transistors, making it one of the largest we’ve seen. When compared to the 28 billion transistors found in the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090, that’s a significant increase in potential processing power.
In addition, you have access to 16,384 CUDA cores, which are essentially parallel processors powered by Nvidia’s CUDA architecture (the aforementioned CUDA). The 4090 has nearly 6,000 more processing units than the previous generation Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090, making it the workhorses responsible for rendering graphics on your personal computer.
| RTX 4080 12GB (cancelled) | RTX 4080 16GB | RTX 4090 24GB | |
| GPU | AD104 | AD103 | AD102 |
| CUDA cores | 7680 | 9728 | 16384 |
| Boost clock | 2.61GHz | 2.51GHz | 2.52GHz |
| Memory type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| Memory interface | 192-bit | 256-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 557GB/s | 742GB/s | 1018GB/s |
| Power usage | 285W | 320W | 450W |
| PSU requirement | 700W | 750W | 850W |
| PSU connections | 2x 8-pin | 3x 8-pin | 3x 8-pin |
Since a 4090 can reach boost clock speeds of 2.52 GHz, we should notice noticeably better performance when playing games.
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Holding an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 is Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, is shown in this image holding a 4090 card. (Photo courtesy of Nvidia)
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 has 24 GB of DDR6X RAM, which we estimate to be as fast as 21 Gigabits per second.
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DLSS 3 Technology
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 is a graphics card designed to render visuals as quickly and beautifully as possible. Since this is one of the first 40-series cards to be announced, Nvidia has also released an updated version of its DLSS upscaling technology.
Nvidia’s newest GPU, the 4090, comes equipped with DLSS 3, a new generation of its AI acceleration technology. This is a revision of the DLSS 2 technology that Nvidia introduced in 2020, which was a revision of the company’s first DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) upscaling technology.
DLSS is significant because it employs machine learning to “upscale” graphics that have been rendered at artificially lower resolutions, allowing you to enjoy low resolution without suffering from a significant decrease in graphical performance.
Nvidia advertises DLSS 3 as being immensely more powerful than DLSS 2, and it requires the fourth-generation Tensor cores and new Optical Flow Accelerator technology present in Nvidia 40-series cards like the GeForce RTX 4090 in order to function. As an added bonus, the company asserts that with DLSS 3, artificial intelligence can finally be used to fill in entire gameplay frames rather than just individual pixels.
A performance improvement specs chart for the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 based on Nvidia’s own testing
Nvidia is quick to boast about how its latest DLSS 3 technology boosts framerates in modern games. (Photo courtesy of Nvidia)
The Optical Flow Accelerator appears to be responsible for analysing sequential gameplay frames and interpolating new frames based on the work of a convolutional neural network in this new feature, which has been dubbed “Optical Multi Frame Generation.” Nvidia claims that at peak performance, DLSS 3 can boost framerates by a factor of four compared to when it is disabled.
Release Date
Nvidia’s RTX 4000 flagship, the RTX 4090, became available for preorder on October 12.
Additionally, custom RTX 4090 models are making their way into retail outlets, so you may soon be able to purchase a factory overclocked graphics card.
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Price
The Nvidia RTX 4090 costs $1,599 in the United States or £1,679.00 in the United Kingdom, making it more expensive than the Ampere-based card it replaces. However, it’s not alone in charging more than its predecessor; the RTX 4080 does the same.
This MSRP is, unfortunately, only for the Founders Edition RTX 4090, so we can anticipate even higher prices for AIB models from companies like Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Stores Will Carry the RTX 4090?
Newegg, Best Buy, and B&H all claim to sell these cards for less than $2,000, with some models as low as $1,599. If you’re not in a rush, you should monitor and set stock alerts from these retailers. You might be able to buy one in person at a Micro Center if you happen to live in close proximity to one.
For My RTX 4090, What Sort of Power Supply Do You Recommend?
The Nvidia Founder’s Edition (FE) 4090 requires an 850-watt power supply, which is consistent with the power requirements of many third-party models of identically-clocked GPUs.
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