Real World Speed
Performance profile from 373,963 user samples
121,235 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 168% Nvidia(10DE 16F4) ≥ 4GB
Poor bench: 132% PNY(196E 13BA) ≥ 4GB
Poor: 132% Great: 168%
SPEED RANK: 2nd / 452
252,728 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 95% Zotac(19DA 1619) ≥ 4GB
Poor bench: 76% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB
Poor: 76% Great: 95%
SPEED RANK: 16th / 452
Effective 3D Speed
Effective 3D Gaming GPU Speed
155 % Much faster effective speed.
+77%
87.4 %
Lighting
Avg. Locally-deformable PRT (Bat)
584 fps Hugely better lighting effects.
+90%
307 fps
Reflection
Avg. High dynamic range lighting (Teapot)
573 fps Hugely better reflection handling.
+92%
299 fps
MRender
Avg. Render target array GShader (Sphere)
510 fps Much faster multi rendering.
+47%
347 fps
Gravity
Avg. NBody particle system (Galaxy)
555 fps Hugely faster NBody calculation.
+121%
251 fps
Lighting
Locally-deformable PRT (Bat)
645 fps Hugely better peak lighting effects.
+89%
341 fps
Reflection
High dynamic range lighting (Teapot)
734 fps Hugely better peak reflection handling.
+97%
373 fps
MRender
Render target array GShader (Sphere)
545 fps Much faster peak multi rendering.
+47%
372 fps
Gravity
NBody particle system (Galaxy)
594 fps Hugely faster peak NBody calculation.
+121%
269 fps
Market Share
Based on 70,312,056 GPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.94 % Much higher market share.
+34%
0.7 %
Value
Value For Money
17.2 % Better value.
+21%
14.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
91 % More popular.
+26%
72 %
Price
Price (score)
€1,920 €1,309 Much cheaper.
+32%
Age
Newest
32 Months Much more recent.
+44%
57 Months
Parallax
Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones)
801 fps Hugely better peak texture detail.
+121%
362 fps
Splatting
Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm)
315 fps Much faster peak complex splatting.
+62%
195 fps
Parallax
Avg. Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones)
714 fps Hugely better texture detail.
+118%
327 fps
Splatting
Avg. Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm)
292 fps Much faster complex splatting.
+59%
184 fps

The RTX 4090 is based on Nvidia’s Ada Lovelace architecture. It features 16,384 cores with base / boost clocks of 2.2 / 2.5 GHz, 24 GB of memory, a 384-bit memory bus, 128 3rd gen RT cores, 512 4th gen Tensor cores, DLSS 3 and a TDP of 450W. Performance gains will vary depending on the specific game and resolution. With a 4090 tier card 1080p in-game fps will often get CPU bottlenecked which prevents the GPU from delivering higher fps. At higher (often sub-optimal) resolutions (1440p, 4K etc) the 4090 will show increasing improvements compared to lesser cards. When fps are not CPU bottlenecked at all, such as during GPU benchmarks, the 4090 is around 75% faster than the 3090 and 60% faster than the 3090-Ti, these figures are approximate upper bounds for in-game fps improvements. The fact that the 4090 is currently the fastest performing graphics card available is reflected in its jaw-dropping MSRP of $1,600. Since PC gamers rarely buy AMD GPUs, Nvidia only have themselves to compete with. Surprisingly, $1,600 is actually reasonable value for money, when compared to previous gen. flagship cards. Prospective buyers will need a top of the line system to extract maximum performance from the 4090 and because of its monstrous dimensions, many will also need a new PC case. Consumers that demand value for money, should wait a few more months for the 4060 / 4070 models by which time AMD's 7900 series will also probably be heavily discounted. Alternatively, shoppers looking to buy in the near term should consider the last gen. 3060-Ti, which offers excellent real-world (1080p) performance at a fraction of the price ($400 USD). [Oct '22 GPUPro]

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The RTX 3090 is Nvidia’s 3000 series flagship. It takes the crown as the fastest consumer graphics card money can buy. Nvidia’s new Ampere architecture, which supersedes Turing, offers both improved power efficiency and performance. The 3090 features 10,496 CUDA cores and 328 Tensor cores, it has a base clock of 1.4 GHz boosting to 1.7 GHz, 24 GB of memory and a power draw of 350 W. The 3090 offers more than double the memory and beats the previous generation’s flagship RTX 2080 Ti significantly in terms of effective speed. That said, the 3090 also comes with a hefty $1,500 price tag. Professional users, such as game developers, that can make use of 24 GB of memory, may find value in the 3090. Regular users should be wary of the hype around 8k gaming. High end gamers ought to consider the 3080 which offers comparable gaming performance for less than half the money. In terms of real world performance, Nvidia’s 3000 series has more or less put AMD’s Radeon group in checkmate. Nonetheless, AMD’s marketers are capable of delivering elaborate BS albeit whilst struggling to keep a straight face. Their marketing infrastructure outsold Intel in the CPU market despite a 15% performance deficit. Without an appropriate social media marketing strategy, Nvidia will probably lose considerable market share, for all the wrong reasons. [Sep '20 GPUPro]

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Graphics Card Rankings (Price vs Performance) June 2025 GPU Rankings

We calculate effective 3D speed which estimates gaming performance for the top 12 games. Effective speed is adjusted by current prices to yield value for money. Our figures are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top GPUs. [GPUPro]

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