GeForce RTX 3090

AmpereGeForce RTX 30 SeriesDesktopFlagshipGDDR6X2020NVIDIA

Key Metrics

Launch Date
2020-09-24
CUDA Cores
10,496
Memory
24 GB GDDR6X
Memory Bandwidth
936.2 GB/s
TDP/TBP
350 W
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
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Launch Context

Launch context should document NVIDIA's RTX 30 Series positioning, the 24 GB memory focus, and relationship to Titan RTX and RTX 3080 from official material and reviews.

Performance Context

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Architecture Context

Architecture notes should explain GA102/Ampere, second-generation RT cores, third-generation Tensor cores, and why RTX 3090 differs from workstation RTX A-series cards.

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Sources

Primary / manufacturer sources

  1. NVIDIA GeForce graphics card comparisonOfficial GeForce generation and feature contextOpen source
  2. NVIDIA Newsroom, NVIDIA Delivers Greatest-Ever Generational Leap with GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUsPrimary launch source for RTX 3090 positioning and Ampere GeForce context.Open source
  3. NVIDIA, GeForce RTX 3090 Family product pageOfficial product page for 24 GB GDDR6X and RTX 3090 family framing.Open source
  4. NVIDIA, Ampere GA102 GPU Architecture WhitepaperPrimary architecture source for GA102/Ampere.Open source
  5. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series comparison specificationsOfficial reference-design memory, interface, graphics-card power, system-power, and supplementary-power specificationsOpen source
  6. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 Game Ready DriverOfficial September 17 and September 24, 2020 availabilityOpen source

Independent reference sources

  1. TechPowerUp GPU SpecsModel-level specification reference for this GPU entryOpen source

Reference databases

  1. RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen GPU database used to cross-check specifications A reference database: good for cross-checking specifications, but not proof of the original release details on its own.Open source

Photo sources

  1. Wikimedia Commons
    Photo: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition board (Front)Creator: Adam KapetanakisCredit: Adam Kapetanakis / Wikimedia CommonsTitle: RTX 3090 Founders EditionLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0 InternationalSource claim: Commons credits Adam Kapetanakis and states this exact photograph is CC BY-SA 4.0 International.Modified: Resized to 960 px maximum dimension and JPEG recompressed; no crop. CC BY-SA 4.0 International terms retained.Board identity: The board is identified on its exact Commons file page.Configuration: The photo does not establish the reference card's 24 GB memory or clocks.License deedOriginal file page