GeForce RTX 3090 vs Quadro RTX 4000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce RTX 3090 and Quadro RTX 4000, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce RTX 3090 stacks up against Quadro RTX 4000, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce RTX 3090 Quadro RTX 4000
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 160 Watt
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 12-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR6X GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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  • GeForce RTX 3090 has 118% more power consumption, than Quadro RTX 4000.
  • GeForce RTX 3090 is connected by PCIe 4.0 x16, and Quadro RTX 4000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce RTX 3090 has 16 GB more memory, than Quadro RTX 4000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce RTX 3090 is build with Ampere architecture, and Quadro RTX 4000 - with Turing.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce RTX 3090 is 395 MHz higher, than Quadro RTX 4000.
  • GeForce RTX 3090 is manufactured by 8 nm process technology, and Quadro RTX 4000 - by 12 nm process technology.
  • GeForce RTX 3090 is 72 mm longer, than Quadro RTX 4000.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce RTX 3090 is 6500 MHz higher, than Quadro RTX 4000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 100−105 70−75
ultra / 1080p 75−80 50−55
QHD / 1440p 65−70 40−45
4K / 2160p 50−55 24−27
low / 720p 110−120 95−100
medium / 1080p 110−120 80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce RTX 3090 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 41% more, than Quadro RTX 4000.

Full Specs

  GeForce RTX 3090 Quadro RTX 4000
Architecture Ampere Turing
Code name Ampere GA102 TU104
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 24 September 2020 13 November 2018
Pipelines 10496 2304
Core clock speed 1400 MHz 1005 MHz
Boost Clock 1700 MHz 1545 MHz
Transistor count 28,300 million 13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 12 nm
Texture fill rate 556.0 222.5
Length 313 mm 241 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 19500 MHz 13000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 936.2 GB/s 416.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) 12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model 6.5 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2 1.2.131
CUDA 8.5 7.5
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