NVIDIA 8x GeForce RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 GA106

NVIDIA 8x GeForce RTX 4090 $12,792
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 GA106 $249
8x 16384 Shaders
192GB (8x 24GB) GDDR6X
2520MHz
2560 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
1777MHz
Peak AI Performance
21.14 POPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
291.14 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
FP32
660.6 TFLOPS
FP32
9.1 TFLOPS
FP16
660.6 TFLOPS
FP16
9.1 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
8x 3.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
1.9-Slots
TDP
3600W
TDP
130W
Power Connectors
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1x 16-Pin 12VHPWR
Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA 73,995
21%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
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
GA106-150-KA-A1
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
10/12/2022
Release Date
1/27/2022
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
8x 608 mm²
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Die Size
276 mm²
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Transistor Count
8x 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
8x 16384 Shaders
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Shading Units
2560 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
8x 512 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
80 TMUs
Render Output Units
8x 176 ROPs
Render Output Units
48 ROPs
Tensor Cores
8x 512 T-Cores
Tensor Cores
80 T-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
8x 128 RT-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
20 RT-Cores
Streaming Multiprocessors
8x 128 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
20 SMs
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Graphics Processing Clusters
8x 11 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
2 GPCs
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2230MHz Base
2520MHz
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1552MHz Base
1777MHz
Peak AI Performance
21.14 POPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
291.14 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
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FP8
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5.28 PFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
10.57 PFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
2.64 PFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
5.28 PFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
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FP16
660.6 TFLOPS
2.64 PFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
5.28 PFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
1.32 PFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
2.64 PFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP16
9.1 TFLOPS
36.39 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
72.79 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
18.2 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
36.39 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP32
660.6 TFLOPS
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FP32
9.1 TFLOPS
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FP64
10.32 TFLOPS
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FP64
140 GFLOPS
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BF16
660.6 TFLOPS
1.32 PFLOPS Tensor
2.64 PFLOPS Tensor Sparse
BF16
9.1 TFLOPS
18.2 TFLOPS Tensor
36.39 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
660.6 TFLOPS Tensor
1.32 PFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
9.1 TFLOPS Tensor
18.2 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
INT4
10.57 POPS Tensor
21.14 POPS Tensor Sparse
INT4
145.57 TOPS Tensor
291.14 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
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5.28 POPS Tensor
10.57 POPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
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72.79 TOPS Tensor
145.57 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT32
330.3 TOPS
INT32
4.55 TOPS
Ray Tracing
190.9 TOPS
Ray Tracing
17.8 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
142.16 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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192GB (8x 24GB)
GDDR6X
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8GB
GDDR6
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Bus Width
384Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1313MHz
Transfer Rate
21GT/s
Bandwidth
1008GB/s
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
14GT/s
Bandwidth
224GB/s
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TDP
3600W
TDP
130W
Temp
90°C Max
Temp
93°C Max
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24x DisplayPort 1.4
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8x 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 8-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
8
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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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