BEYOND ALL EXPECTATIONS... and then some - RTX 4090 Review

Testing the new Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090.
Sponsor: Seasonic Prime PSUs are awesome! Get yours: geni.us/hqKXxw
23 Games tested, including 1080p, 1440p and 4K, both with and without RT, DLSS and some first impressions of DLSS 3. Brb, need some sleep now.
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Test rig:
CPU: Intel Core i9-12900K geni.us/8ew3
Motherboard - ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 HERO geni.us/rMCmKs
Memory - 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 (2x16)
Cooling - Corsair H115i Elite Capellix geni.us/KmTgON
GPU - MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X geni.us/lyexj
PSU - Seasonic Prime Platinum 850W geni.us/hqKXxw
OS - Windows 11 PRO
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- Motherboard set to the default - XMP Setting Applied - Resizable Bar ENABLED
- Core Isolation was disabled (the default for Windows 11 with all 3 setups)
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Timestamps:
0:00​ - Introduction
0:41 - Seasonic 4tw
1:21 - RTX 4090 Founders Edition Overview
2:28 - RTX 4090 Specs
3:19 - Cyberpunk 2077
3:47 - God of War
3:59 - Spider-Man Remastered
4:19 - Dying Light 2
4:38 - World War Z
4:59 - Outriders
5:12 - Shadow of the Tomb Raider
5:33 - Doom Eternal
5:47 - Far Cry 6
6:06 - Watch Dogs Legion
6:16 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla
6:37 - Assassin's Creed Odyssey
6:48 - The Division 2
7:05 - Anno 1800
7:21 - Control
7:30 - Borderlands 3
7:46 - Troy Total War
7:56 - Wolfenstein Youngblood
8:12 - Dirt 5
8:33 - F1 2022
8:51 - CS:GO
9:06 - Rainbow Six Siege
9:14 - 1080p 22 Game Summary (RTX 4090 vs RTX 3090)
9:46 - 1440p 22 Game Summary (RTX 4090 vs RTX 3090)
10:02 - 4K 22 Game Summary (RTX 4090 vs RTX 3090)
10:35 - 4K Summary (RTX 4090 vs RX 6900 XT)
10:50 - Ray Tracing & DLSS - Control
11:07 - Ray Tracing & DLSS - Wolfenstein Youngblood
11:22 - Ray Tracing & DLSS - Cyberpunk 2077
11:43 - Ray Tracing & DLSS - Dying Light 2
11:56 - Ray Tracing & DLSS - Shadow of the Tomb Raider
12:09 - Ray Tracing & DLSS - Watch Dogs Legion
12:18 - Ray Tracing & DLSS - Spider-Man Remastered (Bugged?)
12:43 - DLSS 3 in a nutshell
13:35 - DLSS 3 Beta - MSFS
14:35 - DLSS 3 Beta - F1 2022
15:40 - DLSS 3 Beta - Cyberpunk 2077
16:35 - Thermals & Noise
17:25 - Power Consumption
18:12 - Quick Feature Recap
18:36 - Pricing & Final Thoughts
Disclosure:
- This product was provided by Nvidia for the purpose of testing. As per my own guidelines, they don't get any say about anything in this video or any of my other reviews. It's not sponsored by them, they also didn't get to preview this video beforehand, or any other nonsense like that. My reviews reflect my own views, nothing more, nothing less.
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#Geforce #RTX4090 #RTX4000

[@TechTesters]

- I know a lot of you have asked for more 1% low data. I'll be adding more in upcoming content. Here's an extra graph with 1% low numbers for some of the games tested at least: bit.ly/4090low - Apologies for my voice today as well, I have a bit of a cold :( - 17:38 That red bar should say AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, not Ryzen 9 5950X. I need a break...

[@mirafu3481]

If you need a break, then take it! :)

[@Nightmare-xx4gv]

I wish she'll do like a score system for her reviews. Maybe like 4 out 5, something in that fashion

[@sidvicious3129]

You rarely make any mistakes and because of it you are more than forgiven and you are extremely honest. Your content is so good and so consistent that you have earn the right to make a mistake or two or even 12. We all understand that this was content that you had to get out and get out fast. Keep the outstanding content coming. The 4090 is seeming like everything Nvidia said it would be, it’s going to sell!!! My question for you is for content creators in Adobe premiere and Davinchi Resolve will we see performance boost like this with content creator type of programs scrub times reduced? Nvidia has gotten people use to paying this kind of money and more unfortunately, but now they actually have the performance to match the price, both rather high.

[@Techster96]

Fantastic Review. Lots of work was put into this and many details like 1%low and the frame latencay makes this review better than 95% of any other Reviews out there. Thanks for the work you put into this video! ❤️

[@projectc1rca048]

I appreciate all the hard work on the channel.

[@IlmarsMarcins]

You did excelent job providing all esential and then some info about this card. Thanks!

[@TechTesters]

Glad it was helpful! And thanks for the contribution towards the power bill 😂👊

[@az3487]

Appreciate Techtesters' distinctive presentation style, carving out their own niche in the reviewer market over the years. Appreciate the leather jacket too lol

[@TechTesters]

Thank you! :D

[@EUK007]

Thanks for the great work and review Nada, reviews like this makes us consumers/gamers have better inputs on deciding our next PC builds. Cheers!

[@KimBoKastekniv47]

Thanks for compiling those 1080p, 1440p and 4K summaries vs a 3090 at 9:25, those really help put things into perspective.

[@justinh7560]

The 4K fps is crazy. Can actually achieve 4K at high refresh rates now

[@JonathanS89]

Thanks for your hard work Nada! The 4090 looks amazing, can't wait to see your AIB reviews.

[@Jackjack1978.]

EXCELLENT!!! THANK YOU FOR ACTUALLY USING THE RIGHT SETUP WITH 12900K PLUS DDR 5. This review was by far the best that I've seen out of like 50 reviews !! other reviewers numbers are so far off because they're using inferior CPUs plus DDR4. I just don't understand how professional reviewers could use anything less than 12900k knowing that the bottleneck was going to be severe with this type of performance. THANK YOU!!

[@forthosewhodare7325]

Nice review as always. Love the jacket. Remind me of this guy. I think his name is Jenson Huang 😊

[@darkreigncometh]

Since I just built my system last year, I am not upgrading anytime soon, but I like to keep up with the 40 series. Also, I love how clean and professional your videos are. One of the best reviewers on KZbin.

[@TechTesters]

Thank you! :D

[@blackwater4100]

What are the avg FPS in the gaming benchmarks based on? Did you run the ingame built in benchmark or how did you get the values?

[@cocaiser]

I love this channel's reviews. This was very informative and useful guide for my purchase. Thank you for the great video.

[@TechTesters]

Glad you like them! ☺

[@adarshwhynot]

One of my favourite yt tech channels . I hope you also include rendering benchmarks (octane,vray, blender) in future reviews

[@TechTesters]

Thank you! And I'll try, but there is only so little time and I thought to squeeze in as many games as possible instead this time :)

[@batmanonholiday4477]

@@TechTesters please, don't forget the content creation crowd among your viewers!)

[@selohcin]

That was a great review! Thank you!

[@TechTesters]

My pleasure!

[@vivid_clarity]

Great Review, I currently have a i9-9900k and game at 3840 x 1600 160hz and I’m thinking about getting a 4090 for MSFS, digital foundry mentioned MSFS camera stutters when using DLSS 3 and vsync in todays video, do you think I would experience this with my current CPU?

[@TechTesters]

I didn't test with vsync yet, but it looked completely great without?

[@emregocmen9562]

Great work!! Thank you for the review :)

[@TechTesters]

My pleasure!

[@xDev0kira]

Thank you for the very detailed and pertinent content !

[@TechTesters]

My pleasure!

[@RGM975]

Hey Nada! Love all your videos and the whole team of Techtesters is doing an amazing job! Quick question: will you review the upcoming Samsung OLED G8? I'm torn between getting it or the aw4323dw qd-oled. If you'll do a review can you please show the different features? Thank you so much and keep up the good job!!!

[@TechTesters]

I dont think so. Not any time soon either way. We dont have one at the moment, and our agenda is pretty packed for the next few weeks. >.

[@jwhi419]

0 reason to buy the qd oled g8. Makes no sense to pay more for smart tv functions. And you'll need to buy new cables for it since it doesnt have standard hdmi and dp

[@mhnoni]

Thank you for the graph at 2:50 min, no major reviews showed the number of tensor cores which they should, including guru3d.

[@stevieray48]

I have the opportunity to buy the ZOTAC GeForce RTX 4090 AMP Extreme AIRO. Should I get it or wait and try to get one of the other AIB cards? Is one of the AIB cards better than the other?

[@el_yemo]

Nice review, a more detailed one. Nice jacket, totally rocks.

[@TechTesters]

Thank you!

[@eliasalcazar6554]

Know I'm late to the party, but fantastic review! Also the (N)ada Lovelace and Jensen style jacket were fun little easter eggs!

[@zeo_here]

Great review. This card is a monster!

[@renton216]

Waiting for the Ti model and RX 7950 XT. See if they're gonna use PCI-e 5.0 or not then I'll decide whether to buy or not.

[@stingplay12]

Excellent review and best content! ☺️😚

[@ivovass195]

Mega testing compilation you are showing us, thank you for the detailed information. Looking forward seeing how the aib cards compare. But its a beast of a card probably only worthwhile for 4K high refresh rate gaming and production workloads

[@TechTesters]

Glad to hear it's appreciated! AIB cards tomorrow!

[@DarkionAvey]

Great review, thanks! Nice jacket btw

[@TechTesters]

Thank you so much :D

[@Snafu2346]

What's the maximum refresh rate of displayport 1.4a on these 4090 cards @4k? Is it as high as the fps is able to play at 4k? Or should they have used DP 2.0?

[@TechTesters]

I think it's 240Hz with DSC? More than exists on monitors right now anyway.

[@addamski]

Hi Great video - I'm now a new subscriber. Question, I use GPU cards for rendering, Could I use my existing RTX2080 TI fot my monitors only and use an RTX4090 in the same machine solely for rendering, would they work ok together? Thanks!!

[@TechTesters]

Thank you! Not sure about your setup though, I guess it should work if they operate seperately, but it's not something I've tried :P

[@Rkcuddles]

Yayaya been waiting for your review! That power draw is enough to heat my bedroom in the winter. That’s a $300 space heater value for free

[@NeoDon1]

How do I get the cable you mentioned from Seasonic? I have the Focus Prime 850 Watt Platinum. Thanks

[@TechTesters]

They had a form on their website, suppose it's still there. Or poke them on socials and ask?

[@StormTrooper6262]

Damn, that kilowatt per hour price.... Fantastic review as always.

[@VictorRomano]

Great job! Nice touch the leather jacket hahahaha

[@bojke91]

Nice review as always :). This card for me only makes sense for 4K. And also it's a bit difficult to recommend when 4080 is still not released.

[@TechTesters]

Thank you ☺ Can't wait for the 4080 either.

[@m1stertux]

Looking really good!

[@Mickroz]

Great vid Nada!

[@TechTesters]

Thank youuu!

[@conrado10000]

I'm more concerned about the electrical network in the house. When you turned on the video card, did the lights start blinking? By any chance the power of the video card was oscillating a lot while you were playing?

[@TechTesters]

Don't know. I had to turn off all the lights so I can afford to run this ;)

[@conrado10000]

@@TechTesters hahahahahahahahah

[@sweeleangloh]

Question, do we actually need ATX 3.0 certified PSU to power this? or we can just use our existing PSU? (ATX 2.0)

[@hokayson6518]

A standard PSU is fine, as long as it's got 3x8-pin connectors. No cheapo splitters for this one!

[@Ukyo82]

Great review I love tests on many games on all 3 resolutions, this card is amazing but too expensive I waiting for RTX 4080 12 GB hope they not disappoint even cut of version

[@robas6370]

Really good review.

[@Safak76]

I want to buy this card tomorrow but I'm not 100% sure yet, can some of you help me out pls. I got a AMD 5950x CPU and DDR4 64 GB 3600 ram. Monitor wise I'm running 4k 120Hz and 1440p 144Hz. Is my current setup reasonable to purchase a RTX 4090? Will I be bottlenecked at 4k 120fps and 1440p 144fps? Thx in advance

[@SigalDa]

You will be fine. With 4090 you will have beast of computer

[@darthpaulx]

Een NL zender, wow. Ziet er netjes uit. Ik ga je volgen.

[@alexmercer3001]

Was so excited about the RTX 4090 review, that too from my most favorite youtuber.

[@EarthIsFlat456]

Very impressive! Hopefully there will be enough stock.

[@TechTesters]

I've asked, but it's always hard to say. Like with every new launch, I expect the first batch to sell out pretty quickly. But I've heard good signs so, I'm hoping it won't be as bad as last launch, and we'll see some OK stocks in a month or two.

[@Michael-Ray]

Wow you're quick to the party. Right up there with Hardware Unboxed and Gamers Nexus. I guess those precious few minutes really do count? 😄

[@TechTesters]

I think we all set our alarms at the same time :P

[@FatterTony]

Thanks for the awesome video. Are you allowed to tell us when your AIB video will go live? Will it be the same time as sales go live or any time before that so we can decide whether to buy FE or AIB Thanks!

[@TechTesters]

My pleasure! AIB videos will go live at the same time as general availability tomorrow. So you'll have to decide quickly at that point I'm afraid.

[@FatterTony]

@@TechTesters Ok, thanks, I thought that may be the case, decisions decisions......... For the 3090, would you have gone AIB or FE if you were buying back then? Thanks :)

[@3NC0D3]

Wait a second, that leather jacket seems like a subtle nod :D

[@TechTesters]

Not really subtle is it? :P

[@WhiskeyTangoFoxtraught]

How much did it speed up your Machine Learning workflow? What? Someone has to ask…

[@MrHandsomeStudios]

Very suiting to have a power supply ad for a 4090 review.

[@jatinlodhi540]

Recently discovered your channel. Loved your content. Keep it up👍👍. Love from India 🇮🇳.

[@sarveshgovalkar]

Literally, i didn’t look at the GPU at the start of the video due to your gorgeous and beautiful look 😃 Love ur videos !! 😊

[@truefeelke]

Rocking that Jensen-like jacket, Nada 😎

[@evilhilda]

Nada Lovelace lol great review as always

[@TechTesters]

Thank you 🤗

[@2tall886]

All that power with no display port 2 ?

[@whyjay9959]

Do you know if it has Windows 7 drivers?

[@arx117]

Windows 7 already dead

[@Darkswordz]

Is undervolting possible on the 4090 FE?

[@TechTesters]

I guess it should be, but I haven't had time yet.

[@sureshwarankrishnasamy4300]

heeey,... nice jacket! ;) and good review!

[@JasonSturgess]

What a fantastic card & Thank you for the great review as always and hope you feel better soon.

[@ravenkroft]

this feels like im watching a keynote. but more informative! 🤣 edit: 2:51 (N)ada Lovelace. I see what you did there, very clever!

[@nurbenji1]

Thank you for including the division 2, my favourite game

[@TechTesters]

Happy to hear! Each game is a lot of extar time so, glad it's appreciated!

[@nurbenji1]

@@TechTesters appreciate all your work!

[@ismajim]

Nice review! And what a call with the leather Jacket! 😂

[@TechTesters]

ikr! it fits the content perfectly. Thank you

[@boredape1257]

The best benchmark video of this card !

[@Tiborzts]

Amazing interesting Review 🥰🧡 Thank you ☺

[@TechTesters]

Thanks for watching! I hope it was helpful a bit

[@asryan7582]

I see you've tested with a PSU - Seasonic Prime Platinum 850W. I have a Seasonic Prime Titaniu 1000W so I assume i'll be all fine, even with a i7 13700k?

[@TechTesters]

You should be fine with that for sure!

[@camorraherbst4173]

amazing jacket!

[@TWC_Ray]

Hype! Let’s goooo! 🎉

[@ionelroza]

Nice jacket you have there :))

[@Zoduk]

Yes finally someone who tested a lot of games!

[@boico123]

Thank for shared… looks amazing..

[@TechTesters]

Thank you!

[@acidxtrx9779]

Yes yes!! Here we go!! :) Nice jacket! :D

[@TechTesters]

heh thanks!

[@hokayson6518]

Ha, loving the jacket!

[@fallinginthed33p]

The raytracing results and DLSS 3 are amazing.

[@vdbmario]

Any coil whine on the FE card?

[@TechTesters]

Not in regular gaming. I had one instance of coil whine in the RB6 menu briefly as it did something like 5000 FPS , but that happens to a lot of cards I'm afraid.

[@mirafu3481]

No DisplayPort 2.0 and no PCIe 5 :(

[@ruokeren1919]

There is only one valid reason to come to the Netherlands and its not the electricity prices nor the prices of newly released GPU's. I can watch you talk all day, and do.. Love your work Nada... Lookng forward to the next clip..

[@Zentennen]

Really impressive that you included 23 games in a day 1 review, too bad about the 1% lows. It'll be exciting to see them in the future, I assume they're not that different percentage-wise from averages when compared to the 3090 Ti/6950 XT.

[@TechTesters]

There is a graph with the 1% low values in my pinned comment. Forgot to include it in the review :) Hope that helps!

[@Zentennen]

@@TechTesters Very cool, thanks! It would be nice to see comparisons in future reviews for the 1% low data for different gpus. I can find it myself, but I'm mentioning it as feedback for future reviews. Really good job on the video once again!

[@glitchinthematrix9306]

Oh lord you look so good in 4k :)

[@DeonTolmay]

I was the 500th like😅 great review Nada thanks.

[@Denso481]

Nice, easy to read graph comparisons! However I wonder, why take a 6900xt with reference design but then compare it to an non-reference AIB rtx 3090? 🤔 Apples to apples and all that...

[@TechTesters]

Thanks! Really tried to make the graphs easier to read on mobile ;) As for the cards, I can only test with what i have.

[@redleader2211]

TechJensen over here with that jacket! Fantastic review, the card is a beast.

[@MsSpike1965]

Wow, this looks amazing, like top-notch. Card is also nice 😊

[@fdiskformat5049]

Running a Asus Strix 4090 OC vore 12 months and y love it !!! Power cable from Corsair nothing burning here Waiting vore the 5090 OC

[@Surfas_]

The only reviewer I was waiting to watch. of course it's gonna be the best GPU, it's the flagship of the new generation!

[@LordRamses22]

Nice Jacket, it seems familiar 😂😂

[@brimstone5931]

But will it run Minecraft? Lots of concise info there, very well presented, thanks Nada and the rest of the Techtesters team 5⭐'s

[@TechTesters]

Confirmed it can run Minecraft at 60 FPS or more ;)

[@onemax7846]

Can you test the rtx 4090 on pcie 3.0?

[@TechTesters]

If you can afford a 4090, get yourself a matching platform to run it properly? :P

[@jonaszprzybycien6545]

Good review :3 Not sure why am I watching it though, I cant afford any new GPU XD

[@giovannigio6217]

great videos as usual. I have a 4k 144hz panel and I was worried that the 4090 would have been cpu bottlenecked and at the same time I was going to be monitor bottleneck. should I still consider to buy the 4090 ? currently I own a 3080

[@TechTesters]

Thank you! And tbh if you can afford it easily, why not, it's a big upgrade. If you can't, don't worry either, the 3080 is still as good at 4K gaming as it was yesterday.

[@giovannigio6217]

@@TechTesters thank you for being of the few youtuber that actually reply to comments. this is priceless, and I must recognise that. I will surely buy the 4090 at 2k€ +-100€ range, hopefully not many weeks in the future.

[@FatterTony]

I don't think your leather jacket today was an accident.... :D

[@johnnyhshify]

I never buy GPUs using more than 250w, I wait a couple of years for efficiencies to kick in, buy the games at discount then start.

[@davidbro5913]

No 3D rendering benchmarks?

[@TechTesters]

Only so many hours you get to test pre-launch. I decided to focus on as many games as possible :)

[@Dygear]

Unfortunately my SeaSonic PRIME TX-1000 did not come with the 12VHPWR, I did contact support - thanks to your tip in the video. Should make a much cleaner setup for the incoming 4090. Thanks! Holy crap it’s 1 euro per kilowatt hour there! Wow! 100 Eros to make this review in energy alone is a crazy stat.

[@TechTesters]

Enjoy the 4090, and happy to help! ☺

[@christopherjackson2157]

Like a rockstar with the leather jacket. Jensen is probably super jelly ;) lol

[@hamedmansouri5017]

is 850W power enough?!

[@TechTesters]

If you have a great 850W PSU, yes.

[@bernardparadis9789]

Good job as usual Nada. Like the comment on cost of usage due to power ... not a problem in Quebec 10 cents a kilo here so 10X less expansive than in your neck of the woods. Never the less the base price makes it almost a life choice. 2000 buck and then some for gaming? Only makes sense if PC gaming is your main source of entertainment. Leaving a comment for the youtube algo. Coco the clown.

[@TechTesters]

Thanks Coco :D

[@kalebatzz6434]

Nice vid! Thank you for the benchmarks, now I have to sell my kidney..

[@m4nc1n1]

I'm jelly!

[@saurabhdeo4551]

I gave you LIKE the moment I heard you mentioned Europe. 😂 Most KZbinrs just ignore the price disparity between the EU and the USA.. Wonderful Job with the review by the way. ✔️😊👍

[@rijjhb9467]

She is from Europe though, it would have been strange if she ignored Europe.

[@johndorlean1133]

Thanks so much for all your work on this. I'll be installing a personal nuclear reactor and waterfall for it.

[@TechTesters]

My pleasure! And it's not that bad is it? Seems less spikey than the 3090 as well, so overall it's an improvement.