compare/rtx-3090-ti vs rtx-3090

RTX 3090 TivsRTX 3090

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RTX 3090 Ti still wins for value.RTX 3090 has +0 GB VRAM, -7% more bandwidth.

▸Side by side

Contender · winner

RTX 3090 Ti

NVIDIA · Ampere · sm_86

Street$950

vram: 24 GB
bandwidth: 1008 GB/s
tdp: 450 W
released: 2022-03-29

Contender

RTX 3090

NVIDIA · Ampere · sm_86

Street$900

vram: 24 GB
bandwidth: 936 GB/s
tdp: 350 W
released: 2020-09-24

▸Spec diff

spec	rtx-3090-ti	rtx-3090	delta
vram	24 GB	24 GB	+0 GB · 0%
bandwidth	1008 GB/s	936 GB/s	-72 · -7%
tdp	450 W	350 W	+-100 W
street price	$950	$900	$50 · -5%
arch maturity	2022-03-29	2020-09-24	newer = less stable

▸What changes with the upgrade

▸ Unlocked by RTX 30900 models

No additional models unlocked.

▸ Speed deltas on shared modelstop 5

Gemma 2 2b214 → 199 t/s -7%

Gemma 3 4B113 → 105 t/s -7%

Gemma 3 12B77 → 71 t/s -8%

Gemma 2 9B52 → 48 t/s -8%

Meta Llama 3.1 8B58 → 54 t/s -7%

▸Value verdict

▸ Should you buy/upgrade?

RTX 3090 adds 0 GB VRAM for the same price. The real question is whether your workflow needs models that RTX 3090 Tican't run.

$ recommend → If you own a RTX 3090 Ti: wait. Prices drop, refresh cycles continue. If buying new: get the RTX 3090 IF your budget allows AND you need the extra headroom.