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NVIDIARTX 40Ada LovelaceOut of production

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

The previous flagship, now out of production. It remains a top-tier 4K card with 24 GB of memory, but it lacks DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation and is only worth considering at a genuine discount on the second-hand market.

Performance index, 1440p
82
High-end
VRAM
24 GB
GDDR6X
Board power
450 W
850 W PSU recommended
Launch MSRP
$1,599
No verified current price
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card

Where to buy

$1,599MSRP

Launch MSRP. CompareYourGPU has no verified street price for this card, so this is a reference point rather than what it sells for today.

This card is out of production, so street prices are especially unpredictable.

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Should you buy it?

The RTX 4090 in one screen

Generated from this card's own specifications and its standing against every other card CompareYourGPU tracks. Every line below is backed by a figure on this page.

Should you buy it?

Niche recommendation

This card is out of production. New stock is scarce and priced unpredictably, so it only makes sense at a genuine discount against a current-generation equivalent.

Best for

4K gaming at 60+ FPS

Why

  • Estimated performance index of 78 at 4K, where 100 is the fastest card CompareYourGPU tracks.
  • 24 GB of memory is comfortable for 4K, so texture settings stay out of the conversation.
  • Ray tracing costs it relatively little: an index of 78 against 78 in rasterisation.
  • Supports DLSS 3 Frame Generation.
  • At 4K the RTX 4090 is 13% faster than the RTX 5080 while costing $600 more, so you are paying for the extra speed rather than getting it for free. Based on launch MSRP.

Derived from this card's specifications, CompareYourGPU's estimated performance indices and launch MSRP. No verified current price is on record.

Watch out for

This card is out of production, so new stock is scarce and pricing is unpredictable. It is only worth considering at a genuine discount.

Consider instead
  • RTX 5090 if ray tracing is your priority. Its ray tracing index is 100 against 78, at $1,999.

Estimated

RTX 4090 gaming performance

How the card is expected to hold up at each resolution, and how it sits against the cards closest to it.

1080p

88

- Flagship

210-300 FPS

Estimated, typical modern AAA game at High settings, no upscaling.

240+ FPS class

24 GB gives real headroom at 1080p, including with ray tracing and high-resolution texture packs.

1440p

82

- High-end

150-215 FPS

Estimated, typical modern AAA game at High settings, no upscaling.

165+ FPS class

24 GB gives real headroom at 1440p, including with ray tracing and high-resolution texture packs.

4K

78

- High-end

80-115 FPS

Estimated, typical modern AAA game at High settings, no upscaling.

60+ FPS class

24 GB gives real headroom at 4K, including with ray tracing and high-resolution texture packs.

CompareYourGPU estimate

Performance indices are aggregated from public review coverage, not measured by CompareYourGPU. Frame-rate ranges are modelled from those indices. How this is calculated.

How the RTX 4090 compares at 1440p against the cards closest to it.

CompareYourGPU estimate. 100 = the fastest card tracked.

Ray tracing performance at 1440p, RTX 4090 against the same peer group.

CompareYourGPU estimate. Ray-traced performance does not track rasterisation performance, which is why it is charted separately.

Measured

Gaming benchmarks

Frame-rate figures transcribed from named third-party measurements, grouped so that two different test methodologies are never mixed in one table.

Third-party suite rating

Measured

ComputerBase Grafikkarten-Rangliste 2026

21 games · updated
ComputerBase measured performance rating for the RTX 4090
TestAverage FPSShare of fastest card tested
Rasteriser, 1080pNot tested—
Rasteriser, 1440p122.786.2%
Rasteriser, 4K80.080.8%
Ray tracing, 1440p111.991.3%

How this was measured, and what it is not

Geometric mean of average FPS. Vendor upscaling at Quality (DLSS on GeForce, FSR on Radeon, XeSS on Arc), with native TAA in a minority of titles. Not native resolution, and not a like-for-like image-quality comparison across vendors.

The ray tracing rating covers a smaller 7-game suite than the 21-game rasteriser rating, so the two are not directly comparable with each other either. ComputerBase does not test every card at every resolution; a card missing from a table has no figure here rather than an inferred one.

Because of that, these figures are not directly comparable with the estimated index above, which describes native resolution with no upscaling. Read each on its own terms rather than against the other.

Test system: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Transcribed by CompareYourGPU on from ComputerBase.

Per-game measured results

No verified benchmark data yet

CompareYourGPU only publishes frame-rate figures it can attribute to a named, linkable measurement, and none have been transcribed for the RTX 4090 yet. The estimated performance indices above are clearly labelled as estimates and are the honest alternative until measured runs are recorded here.

Read how benchmark data is handled.

In the meantime, the game pages set out what makes each title demanding and which resolutions this class of card suits. Heavy titles worth checking: Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2, Hogwarts Legacy.

Reserved advertising space. No advertising network is connected yet, so nothing is served here.

Manufacturer figures

RTX 4090 specifications

Published by the manufacturer. Terms with a dotted underline can be expanded for a plain-English explanation.

Graphics processor

Architecture
Ada Lovelace
GPU die
AD102
16,384NVIDIA calls these CUDA cores
Data unavailable
128
512
2,235 MHz
2,520 MHz

Memory

24 GB
GDDR6X
384-bit
1,008 GB/s
Memory speed
21 Gbps

Power and cooling

450 W
850 W
Power connectors
1x 16-pin (12VHPWR)

Physical

Length
304 mm
Height from bracket
137 mm
3 slotsFounders Edition. Partner boards are often larger still.

Display outputs

Outputs
3x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x HDMI 2.1
Display support
Up to 4 simultaneous displays; 4K 240 Hz and 8K 60 Hz with DSC

Release and availability

Launch date
October 12, 2022
Generation
RTX 40
$1,599
Availability
Out of production

Technologies and features

What this card supports, and what each feature actually does for you.

Supported. This card uses 3rd-generation RT cores.

DLSS 4 Super Resolution, DLSS Ray Reconstruction, FSR 3.1, XeSS. Availability in any individual game depends on the developer implementing it.

DLSS 3 Frame Generation. Frame generation raises the displayed frame rate without improving responsiveness, so it works best on top of an already playable frame rate.

Hardware AV1 encode is supported. 8th-generation NVENC with AV1 and HEVC encode (dual encoder). 5th-generation NVDEC with AV1, HEVC and H.264 decode.

Strengths, weaknesses and who it suits

CompareYourGPU's assessment, grounded in the specifications above rather than in marketing material.

Strengths

  • Still one of the fastest cards available at 4K
  • 24 GB of GDDR6X and 1,008 GB/s of bandwidth
  • Dual NVENC encoders are excellent for streaming and video work

Weaknesses

  • Out of production, so new stock is scarce and often above MSRP
  • No DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation
  • 450 W and a three-slot Founders Edition

Best for

  • 4K gaming
  • Creator workloads that benefit from 24 GB of memory

Not ideal for

  • New builds where an RTX 5080 is available at a lower price
  • Compact cases

Price, value and efficiency

What the card costs, what that price should be for the performance, and what it returns per dollar and per watt.

$1,599MSRP

Launch MSRP. CompareYourGPU has no verified street price for this card, so this is a reference point rather than what it sells for today.

ExpensiveFair price for this performance: $1,406

Good buy below $1,294 · expensive above $1,575

The fair price is where this card’s performance index falls on the price-to-performance line fitted across every card CompareYourGPU tracks. It describes the current market, it is not a recommendation, and it moves when prices do. Calculated from launch MSRP across the database, because no verified street prices are on record.

Performance per dollar

5.1

Performance index points per $100 at 1440p, calculated from launch MSRP.

That places it in the lower half of the database on value.

Performance per watt

18.2

Performance index points per 100 W of board power at 1440p.

That places it in the lower half of the database on efficiency.

RTX 4090 frequently asked questions

Is the RTX 4090 good for 1080p gaming?
CompareYourGPU's model estimates roughly 210-300 FPS in a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling, which is a modelled estimate rather than a measurement. That puts it in the 240+ FPS class at this resolution before upscaling is considered. 24 GB gives real headroom at 1080p, including with ray tracing and high-resolution texture packs.
Is the RTX 4090 good for 1440p gaming?
CompareYourGPU's model estimates roughly 150-215 FPS in a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling, which is a modelled estimate rather than a measurement. That puts it in the 165+ FPS class at this resolution before upscaling is considered. 24 GB gives real headroom at 1440p, including with ray tracing and high-resolution texture packs.
Is the RTX 4090 good for 4K gaming?
CompareYourGPU's model estimates roughly 80-115 FPS in a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling, which is a modelled estimate rather than a measurement. That puts it in the 60+ FPS class at this resolution before upscaling is considered. 24 GB gives real headroom at 4K, including with ray tracing and high-resolution texture packs.
How much VRAM does the RTX 4090 have?
The RTX 4090 has 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, giving 1008 GB/s of bandwidth. 24 GB gives real headroom at 1440p, including with ray tracing and high-resolution texture packs.
What power supply does the RTX 4090 need?
NVIDIA recommends a 850 W power supply for a complete system built around the RTX 4090, which draws 450 W of board power. It uses 1x 16-pin (12VHPWR).
Which upscaling technologies does the RTX 4090 support?
It supports DLSS 4 Super Resolution, DLSS Ray Reconstruction, FSR 3.1, XeSS. For frame generation it supports DLSS 3 Frame Generation. Support for any individual upscaler also depends on the game implementing it, so availability varies title by title.
Is the RTX 4090 good for ray tracing?
Its ray tracing index is 78 at 1440p, against a rasterisation index of 82, so it retains about 95% of its standing once ray tracing is enabled. That is a strong result: it loses relatively little ground compared with the rest of the database. Both figures are CompareYourGPU estimates, not measurements.
How much does the RTX 4090 cost?
It launched at $1,599 MSRP and is now out of production. CompareYourGPU does not publish a current street price because it does not yet carry a verified price feed, so check a retailer for what it actually sells for today.
What competes with the RTX 4090?
Its closest competitor from another manufacturer is the RX 7900 XTX at $999. On CompareYourGPU's estimated 1440p index the RTX 4090 is about 19% ahead, before ray tracing, memory capacity and upscaling support are taken into account.

Sources and last updated

Sources

Record last edited . Specifications have not yet been re-checked against the manufacturer's own page in this pass.

How to read this page

  • Specifications are the manufacturer’s own published figures, cited on the left.
  • Performance indices and frame-rate ranges are CompareYourGPU estimates and are labelled as such wherever they appear.
  • Prices are launch MSRP unless a verified current price is on record. CompareYourGPU publishes no price it has not checked.
  • Strengths, weaknesses and suitability are editorial judgements derived from the specifications above.
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