GPU Comparison

NVIDIA RTX 3090vsNVIDIA RTX 4090

Detailed specifications, performance benchmarks, and pricing comparison to help you choose the right GPU for your AI workloads.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA RTX 3090

Ampere · 2020

VRAM24 GB GDDR6X
FP3235.6 TFLOPS
FP1671 TFLOPS
Bandwidth936 GB/s
TDP350W
Price$0.22/hr
NVIDIA

NVIDIA RTX 4090

Ada Lovelace · 2022

Faster
VRAM24 GB GDDR6X
FP3282.6 TFLOPS
FP16165 TFLOPS
Bandwidth1008 GB/s
TDP450W
Price$0.36/hr

Specifications · Comparison

Side by side specs.

SpecNVIDIA RTX 3090NVIDIA RTX 4090
ArchitectureAmpereAda Lovelace
VRAM24 GB24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR6X
Memory Bandwidth936 GB/s1008 GB/s+7.1%
FP32 Performance35.6 TFLOPS82.6 TFLOPS+56.9%
FP16 Performance71 TFLOPS165 TFLOPS+57%
INT8 Performance284 TOPS661 TOPS+57%
TDP350W450W
Form FactorConsumerConsumer
Price (avg/hr)$0.22$0.36

Performance · Analysis

Performance breakdown.

Compute (FP32)

Raw single-precision floating point throughput

NVIDIA RTX 3090
35.6TFLOPS
NVIDIA RTX 4090
82.6TFLOPSWinner

NVIDIA RTX 4090 is 56.9% faster

Training (FP16)

Half-precision performance for deep learning training

NVIDIA RTX 3090
71TFLOPS
NVIDIA RTX 4090
165TFLOPSWinner

NVIDIA RTX 4090 is 57% faster

Inference (INT8)

Integer performance for model inference workloads

NVIDIA RTX 3090
284TOPS
NVIDIA RTX 4090
661TOPSWinner

NVIDIA RTX 4090 is 57% faster

Memory Bandwidth

Data transfer rate between memory and compute units

NVIDIA RTX 3090
936GB/s
NVIDIA RTX 4090
1008GB/sWinner

NVIDIA RTX 4090 is 7.1% faster

Best Compute

NVIDIA RTX 4090

Most Memory

NVIDIA RTX 3090

Best Training

NVIDIA RTX 4090

Best Value

NVIDIA RTX 3090

Pricing · Cost

Cost comparison.

Hourly

NVIDIA RTX 3090
$0.22/hr
NVIDIA RTX 4090
$0.36/hr

Save $0.14 with NVIDIA RTX 3090

Daily

NVIDIA RTX 3090
$5.28/day
NVIDIA RTX 4090
$8.64/day

Save $3.36 with NVIDIA RTX 3090

Monthly

NVIDIA RTX 3090
$158.40/mo
NVIDIA RTX 4090
$259.20/mo

Save $100.80 with NVIDIA RTX 3090

Use Cases · Workloads

Best for your workload.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA RTX 3090

AI Prototyping
Content Creation
Budget ML Training
NVIDIA

NVIDIA RTX 4090

AI Development
ML Prototyping
Content Creation
Gaming

Platform · Benefits

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Pay Per Hour

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Reliable Infrastructure

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FAQ · Questions

Common questions.

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