compare/rtx-4090 vs rtx-3090-ti

RTX 4090vsRTX 3090 Ti

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RTX 4090 still wins for value.RTX 3090 Ti has +0 GB VRAM.

▸Side by side

Contender · winner

RTX 4090

NVIDIA · Ada Lovelace · sm_89

Street$1,899

vram: 24 GB
bandwidth: 1008 GB/s
tdp: 450 W
released: 2022-10-12

Contender

RTX 3090 Ti

NVIDIA · Ampere · sm_86

Street$950

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

▸Spec diff

spec	rtx-4090	rtx-3090-ti	delta
vram	24 GB	24 GB	+0 GB · 0%
bandwidth	1008 GB/s	1008 GB/s	+0 · 0%
tdp	450 W	450 W	+0 W
street price	$1,899	$950	$949 · -50%
arch maturity	2022-10-12	2022-03-29	newer = less stable

▸What changes with the upgrade

▸ Unlocked by RTX 3090 Ti0 models

No additional models unlocked.

▸ Speed deltas on shared modelstop 5

gemma 3 27b46 → 46 t/s +0%

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B47 → 47 t/s +0%

Gemma 2 27B46 → 46 t/s +0%

Qwen3 32B47 → 47 t/s +0%

Gemma 2 9B52 → 52 t/s +0%

▸Value verdict

▸ Should you buy/upgrade?

RTX 3090 Ti adds 0 GB VRAM for the same price. The real question is whether your workflow needs models that RTX 4090can't run.

$ recommend → If you own a RTX 4090: wait. Prices drop, refresh cycles continue. If buying new: get the RTX 3090 Ti IF your budget allows AND you need the extra headroom.