RTX 4090
The current RTX 4090 price from retailers, its key specifications, and how it performs for each job.
NVIDIA · GPU · RTX 40
Retailer photo of GIGABYTE RTX 4090 WINDFORCE. View this offer in Where to buy
Works well for: 1080p Gaming, 1440p Gaming, 4K / VR
Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically
- VRAM
- 24 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 1008 GB/s
- Board power
- 450 W
- Architecture
- Ada Lovelace
- Interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
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What does it cost today, and is that a good price?
Market confidence: MediumAt $4799 the RTX 4090 is priced 6% below its $5099 representative market level. Nothing in the current frame clears the same bar for less.
Consider: RTX 5090 offers stronger value around $5,500.Compare
Prices & availability
RTX 4090: current price and offers
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
5 tracked offers · 2 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIGABYTE RTX 4090 WINDFORCE | Newegg | New | $4,799 | 14 | 2026-11-09 | View offer → |
| ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 4090 GAMING OC | Newegg | New | $4,999 | 13 | 2026-11-09 | View offer → |
| ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 4090 GAMING WHITE | Newegg | New | $5,199 | 13 | 2026-11-07 | View offer → |
| ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 4090 GAMING WHITE OC | Newegg | New | $5,299 | 12 | 2026-11-09 | View offer → |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition | Amazon | New | Check on Amazon | 6 | 2026-11-08 | View offer → |
Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes — confirm the final price at the store. New, refurbished and used offers are listed separately; used offers carry warranty and seller risk.
Performance and where it ranks
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#3 of 54 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 5090 92
- #3 NVIDIARTX 4090 76
- #4 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q 66
- #5 NVIDIARTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 66
- #6 NVIDIARTX 5080 65
- #7 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 62
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#51 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #48 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 17
- #49 NVIDIARTX 3090 16
- #50 NVIDIARTX 5090 15
- #51 NVIDIARTX 4090 14
- #52 NVIDIARTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 3
- #53 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 3
- #54 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q 2
Performance 1080p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#3 of 54 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 5090 92
- #3 NVIDIARTX 4090 76
- #4 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q 66
- #5 NVIDIARTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 66
- #6 NVIDIARTX 5080 65
- #7 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 62
Value 1080p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#51 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #48 NVIDIARTX A2000 20
- #49 NVIDIARTX 5090 16
- #50 NVIDIARTX 3090 15
- #51 NVIDIARTX 4090 14
- #52 NVIDIARTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 4
- #53 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 3
- #54 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q 3
Performance 1440p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#3 of 54 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 5090 92
- #3 NVIDIARTX 4090 76
- #4 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q 66
- #5 NVIDIARTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 66
- #6 NVIDIARTX 5080 65
- #7 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 62
Value 1440p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#50 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #47 NVIDIARTX 5090 16
- #48 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 16
- #49 NVIDIARTX A2000 16
- #50 NVIDIARTX 4090 14
- #51 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 14
- #52 NVIDIARTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 3
- #53 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 2
Performance 4K
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#3 of 54 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 5090 92
- #3 NVIDIARTX 4090 76
- #4 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q 66
- #5 NVIDIARTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 66
- #6 NVIDIARTX 5080 65
- #7 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 62
Value 4K
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#27 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #24 NVIDIARTX 3080 10GB 66
- #25 NVIDIARTX 4080 63
- #26 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 56
- #27 NVIDIARTX 4090 56
- #28 NVIDIARTX 5050 55
- #29 NVIDIARTX 3070 Ti 55
- #30 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 55
Performance Ray Tracing @ 1080p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#2 of 40 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 5090 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 4090 89
- #3 NVIDIARTX 5080 78
- #4 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 75
- #5 NVIDIARTX 4080 74
- #6 NVIDIARTX 5070 Ti 72
- #7 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti Super 70
Value Ray Tracing @ 1080p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#28 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #25 NVIDIARTX 3080 10GB 59
- #26 NVIDIARTX 5050 57
- #27 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 55
- #28 NVIDIARTX 4090 53
- #29 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 52
- #30 NVIDIARTX 3070 Ti 50
- #31 NVIDIARTX 4060 46
Performance Ray Tracing @ 1440p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#2 of 41 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 5090 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 4090 87
- #3 NVIDIARTX 5080 73
- #4 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 69
- #5 NVIDIARTX 4080 68
- #6 NVIDIARTX 5070 Ti 66
- #7 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti Super 60
Value Ray Tracing @ 1440p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#27 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #24 AMDRX 7700 XT 63
- #25 NVIDIARTX 3080 10GB 58
- #26 NVIDIARTX 5050 54
- #27 NVIDIARTX 4090 54
- #28 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 54
- #29 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 50
- #30 NVIDIARTX 3070 Ti 48
Performance Ray Tracing @ 4K
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#2 of 42 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 5090 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 4090 81
- #3 NVIDIARTX 5080 66
- #4 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 60
- #5 NVIDIARTX 4080 58
- #6 NVIDIARTX 5070 Ti 57
- #7 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti Super 50
Value Ray Tracing @ 4K
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#8 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #5 NVIDIARTX 5070 Ti 82
- #6 NVIDIARTX 5070 76
- #7 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 74
- #8 NVIDIARTX 4090 73
- #9 AMDRX 7900 XT 71
- #10 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti Super 70
- #11 NVIDIARTX 4080 69
Performance AI
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#3 of 52 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 5090 95
- #3 NVIDIARTX 4090 75
- #4 NVIDIARTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 59
- #5 NVIDIARTX 5080 51
- #6 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 48
- #7 NVIDIARTX 4080 45
Value AI
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#13 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #10 NVIDIARTX 4070 80
- #11 AMDRadeon AI Pro R9700 79
- #12 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti 78
- #13 NVIDIARTX 4090 76
- #14 NVIDIARTX 4080 76
- #15 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 76
- #16 AMDRX 9060 XT 16GB 75
Performance 3D Rendering
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#2 of 41 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 5090 100
- #2 NVIDIARTX 4090 85
- #3 NVIDIARTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 73
- #4 NVIDIARTX 5080 61
- #5 NVIDIARTX 4080 56
- #6 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 55
- #7 NVIDIARTX 5070 Ti 51
Value 3D Rendering
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#13 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #10 AMDRX 9070 82
- #11 NVIDIARTX 4070 81
- #12 NVIDIARTX 4080 79
- #13 NVIDIARTX 4090 78
- #14 NVIDIARTX 3080 10GB 78
- #15 AMDRX 9070 GRE 75
- #16 AMDRX 9060 XT 8GB 70
Performance Light Use
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#52 of 52 graded graphics cards
- #46 AMDRX 9070 XT 41
- #47 NVIDIARTX 4080 37
- #48 NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 37
- #49 NVIDIARTX 3080 10GB 37
- #50 NVIDIARTX 3090 30
- #51 NVIDIARTX 5080 28
- #52 NVIDIARTX 4090 7
Value Light Use
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#51 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #48 NVIDIARTX 4080 1
- #49 NVIDIARTX 3090 1
- #50 NVIDIARTX 5090 0
- #51 NVIDIARTX 4090 0
- #52 NVIDIARTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 0
- #53 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q 0
- #54 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 0
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value14 | Higher capability RTX 5090 15 +21% capability · +15% price | — |
| 1080p GamingRaster performance · 1080p | GradeS Value14 | Higher capability RTX 5090 S 16 +21% capability · +15% price | — |
| 1440p GamingRaster performance · 1440p | GradeS Value14 | Higher capability RTX 5090 S 16 +21% capability · +15% price | — |
| 4K / VRRaster performance · 4K / VR | GradeS Value56 | Higher capability RTX 5090 S 71 +21% capability · +15% price | — |
| Ray Tracing @ 1080pRay tracing capability · 1080p | GradeS Value53 | Higher capability RTX 5090 S 68 +12% capability · +15% price | — |
| Ray Tracing @ 1440pRay tracing capability · 1440p | GradeA Value54 | Higher capability RTX 5090 S 71 +15% capability · +15% price | — |
| Ray Tracing @ 4KRay tracing capability · 4K | GradeB Value73 | Higher capability RTX 5090 A 100 +23% capability · +15% price | — |
| AI / Local LLMAI compute · memory and ecosystem fit | GradeS Value76 | Higher capability RTX 5090 S 100 +27% capability · +15% price | — |
| 3D Rendering3D rendering · creator workloads | GradeS Value78 | Higher capability RTX 5090 S 99 +17% capability · +15% price | — |
| Light Use & EfficiencyEfficiency · lighter workloads | GradeD Value0 | Higher capability RX 6400 S 63 +1343% capability · -94% price | Higher Value with current priorities Arc A380 S 100 +1269% capability · -96% price |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
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Trade-offs
Works well if
- 1080p Gaming is your main prioritygraded S for 1080p Gaming on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — memory is not what limits it hereno memory cap applies to this grade — the raster index sets it, not the frame buffer
- DLSS 4.5 with frame generation matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler + frame generation — derived from the ada architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value with Balanced priorities specificallycompeting products deliver so much more per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- 1080p is your main priority — S here means 144 Hz+ ultra with headroomgraded S for 1080p on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — 24 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 8 GB grades A for 1080p; this one has 24 GB and hits no memory cap
- DLSS 4.5 with frame generation matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler + frame generation — derived from the ada architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for 1080p specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for 1080p per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- 1440p is your main priority — S here means 120 Hz+ at ultra with headroom (~130 fps+), 16 GB VRAMgraded S for 1440p on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — 24 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 12 GB grades A for 1440p; this one has 24 GB and hits no memory cap
- DLSS 4.5 with frame generation matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler + frame generation — derived from the ada architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for 1440p specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for 1440p per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- 4K is your main priority — S here means 4K ultra at high refresh: ~90 fps native, more with upscalinggraded S for 4K on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — 24 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 12 GB grades B for 4K; this one has 24 GB and hits no memory cap
- DLSS 4.5 with frame generation matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler + frame generation — derived from the ada architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for 4K specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for 4K — the calculation only gets there near $2329, against a cheapest tracked $4799
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- Ray Tracing @ 1080p is your main priority — S here means comfortable ray tracinggraded S for Ray Tracing @ 1080p on the same rubric as the tier list, from 112 fps measured natively (upscaling typically adds 40–60% on top)
- You want memory headroom — 24 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 6 GB grades C for Ray Tracing @ 1080p; this one has 24 GB and hits no memory cap
- DLSS 4.5 with frame generation matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler + frame generation — derived from the ada architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Ray Tracing @ 1080p specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for Ray Tracing @ 1080p — the calculation only gets there near $2100, against a cheapest tracked $4799
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- Ray Tracing @ 1440p is your main priority — A here means comfortable ray tracinggraded A for Ray Tracing @ 1440p on the same rubric as the tier list, from 88 fps measured natively (upscaling typically adds 40–60% on top)
- You want memory headroom — 24 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 6 GB grades C for Ray Tracing @ 1440p; this one has 24 GB and hits no memory cap
- DLSS 4.5 with frame generation matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler + frame generation — derived from the ada architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Ray Tracing @ 1440p specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for Ray Tracing @ 1440p — the calculation only gets there near $2203, against a cheapest tracked $4799
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- Ray Tracing @ 4K is your main priority — B here means comfortable ray tracinggraded B for Ray Tracing @ 4K on the same rubric as the tier list, from 52 fps measured natively (upscaling typically adds 40–60% on top)
- Strong-value threshold: ~$3454$3454 is where Relative Value reaches 80 for Ray Tracing @ 4K, in the 2026-11-02–2026-11-09 offer frame
- You want memory headroom — 24 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 6 GB grades C for Ray Tracing @ 4K; this one has 24 GB and hits no memory cap
Consider other options if
- Current price sits $1345 above the strong-value threshold (~$3454)cheapest tracked $4799 against a $3454 calculated threshold for Ray Tracing @ 4K
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- AI is your main prioritygraded S for AI on the same rubric as the tier list
- Strong-value threshold: ~$4369$4369 is where Relative Value reaches 80 for AI, in the 2026-11-02–2026-11-09 offer frame
- You want memory headroom — 24 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 16 GB grades A for AI; this one has 24 GB and hits no memory cap
Consider other options if
- Current price sits $430 above the strong-value threshold (~$4369)cheapest tracked $4799 against a $4369 calculated threshold for AI
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
Works well if
- 3D Rendering is your main prioritygraded S for 3D Rendering on the same rubric as the tier list
- Strong-value threshold: ~$4514$4514 is where Relative Value reaches 80 for 3D Rendering, in the 2026-11-02–2026-11-09 offer frame
- You want memory headroom — 24 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 10 GB grades A for 3D Rendering; this one has 24 GB and hits no memory cap
Consider other options if
- Current price sits $285 above the strong-value threshold (~$4514)cheapest tracked $4799 against a $4514 calculated threshold for 3D Rendering
- Not the pick if Light Use & Efficiency is your main useit grades only D there
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Light Use is not actually your main job — 1080p Gaming isit grades D for Light Use, but S for 1080p Gaming
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Light Use is your main useit grades D there; RX 6400 grades S at $303
- You want strong value for Light Use specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Light Use per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelArc A380 holds Relative Value 100 against its 0 for Light Use, at $190
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the RTX 4090
Chosen for Balanced
Chosen for 1080p
Chosen for 1440p
Chosen for 4K
Chosen for Ray Tracing @ 1080p
Chosen for Ray Tracing @ 1440p
Chosen for Ray Tracing @ 4K
Chosen for AI
This scenario carries a requirement candidates are checked against first: CUDA — Many local-LLM and diffusion toolchains are CUDA-only. ROCm and Vulkan builds exist and work, but they are not drop-in — check your toolchain before treating a non-NVIDIA card as an equivalent swap.
Chosen for 3D Rendering
This scenario carries a requirement candidates are checked against first: OptiX — Blender Cycles reaches its fastest path on NVIDIA OptiX. HIP (AMD) and oneAPI (Intel) render the same scenes, so this is a workflow question, not a capability wall — but render times and add-on support differ.
Chosen for Light Use
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
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Specifications and compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Core / Performance
- Architecture
- Ada Lovelace
- GPU chip
- AD102
- GPU variant
- AD102-300-A1
- Process node
- 5 nm
- Transistors
- 76,300 million
- Shading units
- 16384
Memory
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 450 W
- Power connector
- 1x 16-pin
- Recommended PSU
- 850 W
- Bus interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- 304 mm
- Height
- Unknown
- Width
- Unknown
- Slot thickness
- 3 slots
- Fans
- Unknown
- Cooling
- Air
- Outputs
- Unknown
Exact board / Identity
- Board part number
- 900-1G136-2530-000
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 450 W
- Power connector
- 1x 16-pin
- Recommended PSU
- 850 W
- Bus interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- 358 mm
- Height
- 149 mm
- Width
- Unknown
- Slot thickness
- 4 slots
- Fans
- 3
- Cooling
- Air
- Outputs
- 3× DisplayPort · 2× HDMI
Exact board / Identity
- Board part number
- ROG-STRIX-RTX4090-O24G-GAMING
- Vendor warranty
- 3 years
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 450 W
- Power connector
- 1x 16-pin
- Recommended PSU
- 850 W
- Bus interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- 358 mm
- Height
- 149 mm
- Width
- Unknown
- Slot thickness
- 4 slots
- Fans
- 3
- Cooling
- Air
- Outputs
- 3× DisplayPort · 2× HDMI
Exact board / Identity
- Board part number
- ROG-STRIX-RTX4090-24G-WHITE
- Vendor warranty
- 3 years
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 450 W
- Power connector
- 1x 16-pin
- Recommended PSU
- 850 W
- Bus interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- 358 mm
- Height
- 149 mm
- Width
- Unknown
- Slot thickness
- 4 slots
- Fans
- 3
- Cooling
- Air
- Outputs
- 3× DisplayPort · 2× HDMI
Exact board / Identity
- Board part number
- ROG-STRIX-RTX4090-O24G-WHITE
- Vendor warranty
- 3 years
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 450 W
- Power connector
- 1x 16-pin
- Recommended PSU
- 850 W
- Bus interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- 331 mm
- Height
- 150 mm
- Width
- Unknown
- Slot thickness
- 4 slots
- Fans
- 3
- Cooling
- Air
- Outputs
- 3× DisplayPort · 1× HDMI
Exact board / Identity
- Board part number
- GV-N4090WF3-24GD
- Vendor warranty
- 3 years
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Core / Performance
- Texture units
- 512
- ROPs
- 176
- Ray tracing cores
- 128
- Tensor cores
- 512
- Base clock
- 2235 MHz
- Boost clock
- 2520 MHz
Features
- Upscaling
- DLSS 4.5
- Frame generation
- frame generation
- Ray tracing
- Supported
- RGB lighting
- No
Warranty & release
- Release year
- 2022
Hover any value to see where it came from: a manufacturer specification, or a figure The Comparator calculated.
Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-11-02–2026-11-09
What to check in your build
850 W PSU recommended
Whole-system figure from the board vendor — it already allows for the processor and transient spikes.
1x 16-pin required
Adapters work but add connector bulk and need extra cable-bend clearance.
Needs at least 304 mm of GPU clearance
Front radiators and fans eat into the figure a case advertises.
Leave room beyond the card for the cable bend
No verified minimum is published — measure it.
Occupies 3 slots
The cooler covers the slots below it — check nothing adjacent needs that space.
850 W PSU recommended
Whole-system figure from the board vendor — it already allows for the processor and transient spikes.
1x 16-pin required
Adapters work but add connector bulk and need extra cable-bend clearance.
Needs at least 358 mm of GPU clearance
Front radiators and fans eat into the figure a case advertises.
Leave room beyond the card for the cable bend
No verified minimum is published — measure it.
Occupies 4 slots
The cooler covers the slots below it — check nothing adjacent needs that space.
850 W PSU recommended
Whole-system figure from the board vendor — it already allows for the processor and transient spikes.
1x 16-pin required
Adapters work but add connector bulk and need extra cable-bend clearance.
Needs at least 358 mm of GPU clearance
Front radiators and fans eat into the figure a case advertises.
Leave room beyond the card for the cable bend
No verified minimum is published — measure it.
Occupies 4 slots
The cooler covers the slots below it — check nothing adjacent needs that space.
850 W PSU recommended
Whole-system figure from the board vendor — it already allows for the processor and transient spikes.
1x 16-pin required
Adapters work but add connector bulk and need extra cable-bend clearance.
Needs at least 358 mm of GPU clearance
Front radiators and fans eat into the figure a case advertises.
Leave room beyond the card for the cable bend
No verified minimum is published — measure it.
Occupies 4 slots
The cooler covers the slots below it — check nothing adjacent needs that space.
850 W PSU recommended
Whole-system figure from the board vendor — it already allows for the processor and transient spikes.
1x 16-pin required
Adapters work but add connector bulk and need extra cable-bend clearance.
Needs at least 331 mm of GPU clearance
Front radiators and fans eat into the figure a case advertises.
Leave room beyond the card for the cable bend
No verified minimum is published — measure it.
Occupies 4 slots
The cooler covers the slots below it — check nothing adjacent needs that space.
Compare all 5 board variants
| Variant | Length | Slot thickness | Power connector | Recommended PSU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition reference design | 304 mm | 3 | 1x 16-pin | 850 W |
| ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 4090 GAMING OC | 358 mm | 4 | 1x 16-pin | 850 W |
| ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 4090 GAMING WHITE | 358 mm | 4 | 1x 16-pin | 850 W |
| ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 4090 GAMING WHITE OC | 358 mm | 4 | 1x 16-pin | 850 W |
| GIGABYTE RTX 4090 WINDFORCE | 331 mm | 4 | 1x 16-pin | 850 W |
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Summary
RTX 4090 offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #3 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 1962. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 4090 offers S-grade capability for 1080p. It ranks #3 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 1962. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 4090 offers S-grade capability for 1440p. It ranks #3 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 1962. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 4090 offers S-grade capability for 4K. It ranks #3 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 1962. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 4090 offers S-grade capability for Ray Tracing @ 1080p. It ranks #2 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ray-tracing index 2037. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 4090 offers A-grade capability for Ray Tracing @ 1440p. It ranks #2 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ray-tracing index 2037. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 4090 offers B-grade capability for Ray Tracing @ 4K. It ranks #2 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ray-tracing index 2037. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 4090 offers S-grade capability for AI. It ranks #3 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ai compute index 2833. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 4090 offers S-grade capability for 3D Rendering. It ranks #2 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 1962. The main limitation appears when Light Use & Efficiency becomes the priority, where it grades D.
RTX 4090 offers D-grade capability for Light Use. It ranks #52 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 1962. The D grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
FAQ
Do all RTX 4090 boards have the same physical design?
No. Dimensions, slot thickness, cooling, power connectors and display outputs belong to the exact board. Use the Exact version selector before checking case or PSU fit.
How much case clearance should I allow for the RTX 4090?
Tracked boards range from 304 to 358 mm in length. Select the exact board, then also allow for front radiators or fans, card height, slot thickness and power-cable bend; length alone does not guarantee fit.
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
Why can Amazon appear without a tracked price?
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