NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Specifications, where the GeForce RTX 4090 sits for gaming, the processor worth pairing with it, and the frame rate the pair returns at every resolution.
Ryzen 7 9850X3D
No processor we track fully keeps up with the GeForce RTX 4090 at common resolutions, which is what being this far ahead of the rest of the market looks like. The Ryzen 7 9850X3D is the furthest you can take it, and at 1440p the pair returns about 134 fps on High.
Check current priceon Amazon See the full bottleneck result for this pairGeForce RTX 4090 specifications
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| Released | 2022 |
| Video memory | 24 GB |
| Board power | 450 W |
| Gaming performance index | 100.0 (RTX 4090 = 100) |
What these numbers mean for the GeForce RTX 4090
On our index the GeForce RTX 4090 scores 100.0, which places it 2nd of the 89 graphics cards we track and puts it faster than roughly 99% of them.
24 GB of memory means video memory will never be the GeForce RTX 4090 limiting factor at any resolution it is fast enough to run, including 4K with high texture settings and ray tracing switched on.
At 450 W the GeForce RTX 4090 deserves real attention on power: a card in this bracket draws brief spikes well above its 450 W rating, and an older ATX 2.x supply can trip its own protection at a total wattage that looks safe on paper. Budget roughly 900 W for a machine built around a GeForce RTX 4090, and treat the ATX 3.0 or 3.1 label as mattering more than that number.
Released in 2022, the GeForce RTX 4090 is a card most people now meet on the used market or in an existing build rather than on a shelf, and after 4 years the only price worth judging a GeForce RTX 4090 on is what it costs today.
GeForce RTX 4090 frame rate at each resolution
The GeForce RTX 4090 paired with the Ryzen 7 9850X3D on the High preset with 16 GB of system memory. Which part is the limit changes as the resolution climbs for this pair, which is why the GeForce RTX 4090 goes from 175 fps to 78 fps, a fall of 55%, across the three rows.
| Resolution | Estimated fps | Limited by |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p (1920 x 1080) | 175 fps | CPU |
| 1440p (2560 x 1440) | 134 fps | Balanced |
| 4K (3840 x 2160) | 78 fps | GPU |
How the GeForce RTX 4090 compares
6 cards sit within 30% of the GeForce RTX 4090 on our gaming index, running from the GeForce RTX 5080 at -15% to the Radeon RX 9070 XT at -27%, a window narrow enough that price, memory and power decide it rather than raw speed.
What to pair with the GeForce RTX 4090, and when to upgrade
Check the GeForce RTX 4090 against your own parts
GeForce RTX 4090 specifications on this page are from NVIDIA, while its performance index of 100.0 is modelled from published benchmark data for the GeForce RTX 4090 rather than measured on a test bench, and every frame rate above follows from that figure. How we calculate this