NVIDIA 6x GeForce RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

NVIDIA 6x GeForce RTX 4090 $9,594
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 $329
6x 16384 Shaders
144GB (6x 24GB) GDDR6X
2520MHz
3584 Shaders
12GB GDDR6
1777MHz
Peak AI Performance
15.85 POPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
407.6 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
FP32
495.45 TFLOPS
FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
FP16
495.45 TFLOPS
FP16
12.74 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
6x 3.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
1.9-Slots
TDP
2700W
TDP
170W
Power Connectors
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1x 16-Pin 12VHPWR
Power Connectors
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1x 12-Pin
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL 96,465
32%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA 99,110
28%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan 75,845
37%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 305
40%
OCT Metal N/A
0%
OCT Metal N/A
0%
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Ada Lovelace
Architecture
Ampere
Family
GeForce 40
Family
GeForce 30
Codename
NV182
AD102
Variant
AD102-300-A1
Codename
NV176
GA106
Variant
GA106-300-A1
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
10/12/2022
Release Date
2/25/2021
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
Samsung
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Fabrication Node
4N
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Fabrication Node
8N
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Die Size
6x 608 mm²
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Die Size
276 mm²
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Transistor Count
6x 76.3 Billion
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Transistor Count
13.3 Billion
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Transistor Density
125.41M/mm²
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Transistor Density
48.01M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
6x 16384 Shaders
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Shading Units
3584 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
6x 512 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
112 TMUs
Render Output Units
6x 176 ROPs
Render Output Units
48 ROPs
Tensor Cores
6x 512 T-Cores
Tensor Cores
112 T-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
6x 128 RT-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
28 RT-Cores
Streaming Multiprocessors
6x 128 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
28 SMs
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Graphics Processing Clusters
6x 11 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
3 GPCs
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2230MHz Base
2520MHz
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1320MHz Base
1777MHz
Peak AI Performance
15.85 POPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
407.6 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
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FP8
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3.96 PFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
7.93 PFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
1.98 PFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
3.96 PFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
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FP16
495.45 TFLOPS
1.98 PFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
3.96 PFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
990.91 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
1.98 PFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP16
12.74 TFLOPS
50.95 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
101.9 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
25.48 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
50.95 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP32
495.45 TFLOPS
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FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
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FP64
7.74 TFLOPS
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FP64
200 GFLOPS
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BF16
495.45 TFLOPS
990.91 TFLOPS Tensor
1.98 PFLOPS Tensor Sparse
BF16
12.74 TFLOPS
25.48 TFLOPS Tensor
50.95 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
495.45 TFLOPS Tensor
990.9 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
12.74 TFLOPS Tensor
25.48 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
INT4
7.93 POPS Tensor
15.85 POPS Tensor Sparse
INT4
203.8 TOPS Tensor
407.6 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
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3.96 POPS Tensor
7.93 POPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
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101.9 TOPS Tensor
203.8 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT32
247.73 TOPS
INT32
6.37 TOPS
Ray Tracing
190.9 TOPS
Ray Tracing
24.9 TOPS
Pixel Fillrate
443.52 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
85.296 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
1290.24 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
199.024 GTexel/s
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L2
72MB Shared
L2
3MB Shared
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144GB (6x 24GB)
GDDR6X
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12GB
GDDR6
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Bus Width
384Bit
Bus Width
192Bit
Clock
1313MHz
Transfer Rate
21GT/s
Bandwidth
1008GB/s
Clock
1875MHz
Transfer Rate
15GT/s
Bandwidth
360GB/s
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TDP
2700W
TDP
170W
Temp
90°C Max
Temp
93°C Max
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18x DisplayPort 1.4
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6x HDMI 2.1
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3x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.1
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Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
4
Multi Monitor Support
4
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Model
2x NVENC 8
Model
NVENC 7
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
NVDEC 5
Model
NVDEC 5
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_3
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.9
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PureVideo HD
VP12
VDPAU
Feature Set L
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
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2x Fans
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2x Fans
Power Connectors
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1x 16-Pin 12VHPWR
Power Connectors
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1x 12-Pin
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Slots Required
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
1.9
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Height
137 mm (5.39 in)
Width
304 mm (11.97 in)
Depth
61 mm (2.4 in)
Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
242 mm (9.53 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
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