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Rank 43 out of 57 Summarized in this category Rankings based on: • Pros-to-cons ratio • Number of reviews • Category average

Nvidia

GeForce RTX 4090

Name: GeForce RTX 4090
Brand: Nvidia

around $1599

All prices are estimates and may vary from actual prices.

196 Pros

57%
16 reviews (3h 16m)

148 Cons

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 is a beast of a GPU, delivering unparalleled gaming performance. Experience mind-blowing frame rates at 4K, even with ray tracing enabled, making it the undisputed king for high-resolution gaming. DLSS 3 frame generation further amplifies performance, pushing frame rates into the stratosphere, though its impact on laten...

Summary of pros and cons from human reviewers, put together by AI

81%

91 vs 22

Gaming Performance

60%

33 vs 22

Features

30%

11 vs 26

Price

32%

8 vs 17

Build Quality

80%

20 vs 5

Cooling

Reviewer verdict

Across 16 YouTube reviews, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 earns a Summa score of 3.3/5, ranking #43 among GPUs (Graphics Cards). Reviewers most often praise its gaming performance, features, power consumption, while the most common criticisms concern price, compatibility.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is widely praised for its raw gaming performance, with reviewers (91 mentions) calling it a generational leap that delivers massive FPS gains at 4K and 1440p and often beats previous top cards by large margins. Reviewers also frequently highlight new features (33 mentions) such as DLSS 3/frame generation, large L2 cache and AV1 encoding, which boost perceived performance and workflow capabilities. Many reviewers note solid efficiency and manageable power behavior relative to prior flagship cards (22 mentions), and the cooler and build (cooling 20 mentions, build quality 8 mentions) are repeatedly described as improved, quiet and well-made. Across reviews the consensus is that this is the fastest consumer GPU available, particularly for 4K gaming and content creation workloads where its advantages are most apparent.

Criticisms cluster around high cost (26 mentions) and massive physical and power requirements: reviewers repeatedly call the 4090 expensive and note its large size, three-slot/long dimensions and compatibility issues for smaller cases (24 mentions). Power draw and the new 16-pin/adapter requirements (23 mentions) are frequent concerns, with many warning about PSU upgrades, connector issues and high peak consumption. Reviewers also raise feature and performance caveats (22 mentions), including limited benefits at 1080p/1440p, one‑percent low variability, DLSS/Frame Generation latency or game support limitations, and some partner card build or aesthetic compromises.

Analysis based on 16 YouTube reviews (3h 16m of video) with 196 pros and 148 cons extracted.

Pros (196)

Gaming Performance (91)

at 1440p we saw an average FPS increase of 41 from the 3090 ti ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 1:40
it is now possible to achieve an average of 140 FPS at 3440x1440p ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 3:28
tasty stuff ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 6:54
even without the magic of dlss 3.0 these are still some pretty impressive numbers ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 1:34
they've actually come quite far quite far indeed ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 0:33
with dlss 3.0 on the 4090 this increased to a staggering at 201 FPS which is an uplift of 175 ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 4:26
4090s ridiculous score of 25 616 is about 74 ahead of the 3090 TI ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 6:52
at 4K you can expect to see average performance uplifts of about 60 versus the 30 90 TI ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 2:51
boosted well beyond its advertised clock speeds hitting 2775 megahertz Peak and over half of my tests and getting up to 2760 in the rest of them ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 4:58
a massive graphic score of 19277 gives the RTX 4090 a 90 lead over the RTX 3090 and the 6950 XT ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 6:19
it's an impressive generational leap ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 5:06
150 to 160 percent ahead of the 6950 and 6900 XT ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 6:59
you can max out even the most demanding of AAA titles and still easily hit 144 FPS with room to spare ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 1:43
the only difference that I could tell is the fact that I just nearly tripled my FPS ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 6:28
a monster in terms of performance getting about 70 percent more frames per second in 4k testing 44 more at 1440 and 26 percent more at 1080 ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 13:17
143 FPS at 4K with Max settings with Ray tracing is just unheard of in games like cyberpunk ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 5:05
70 percent ahead of the 3090 TI ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 6:31
at 4K the 490 will demonstrate the most significant gains ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 7:46
absolutely insane 130 frames a second up from 80, that's what about 50 percent more performance ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 5:15
is projected to improve its performance by 50%. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 6:58
frame rate has now skyrocketed completely we're around about 170 to 180 FPS now which obviously is massive ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 8:20
this is a real generational Leap Forward ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 2:21
The performance is quite simply going to deliver and it's so high to the point where you've got the options to turn on Ray tracing and still get a really smooth experience whether it's with DLS S2 or with DLS S3 ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 3:30
At the default setting of power consumption, RTX4090 scored 36,208 in 3DMark TimeSpy, 3 times higher than the mobile 175W 3080Titanium. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 4:24
4090 performed even better, as CSGO scored 600FPS, over 170FPS higher than 3090. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 9:02
wildly impressive both in terms of raw frame rate ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 11:27
if you want the fastest possible GPU this is it hands down and buy a big margin ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 15:20
the generation over generation increase that the RTX 4090 is giving is absolutely phenomenal it is mind-blowing ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 2:10
But even so, the strong performance of RTX4090 is unignorable, with performance over 30% higher than 175W 3080Titanium. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 6:20
phenomenal graphics card ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 0:29
just how good this looks ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 5:24
frame rates all around or above 100 FPS and remember this is at 4K Max settings with Ray tracing turned on ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 4:35
blow the competition out of the water ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 8:27
The raw performance of this card is no doubt very very impressive ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 4:23
the 4090 takes a considerable lead ahead of every other card we've tested across every game and resolution ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 3:56
136 frames per second while still looking absolutely magnificent ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 6:28
mind-blowing FPS gains at 4K ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 2:16
I can't notice any difference in terms of outright image quality ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 6:02
RTX 40-series GPU has strong performance. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 9:36
playing a game as visually demanding a cyberpunk at 4K with Ray tracing at frame rates in excess of 120 is truly impressive ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 6:56
insane how powerful this graphics card really is ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 0:09
geared up towards someone who wants to Max the settings on any title and enjoy High refresh rates on 4K ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 2:33
This new flagship desktop GPU, with 4K resolution, can perform equally well or even better than 30-series gaming laptops with 1080P. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 5:16
those are some seriously impressive numbers ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 4:44
double the frame rate ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 10:54
capable of running something like cyberpunk 2077 in 4k with Ray tracing and at a frame rate that can actually take advantage of a 144hz monitor ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 0:47
fastest GPU you can buy by far ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 3:40
the 4090 didn't just arrive on the scene it positively crashed through the wall ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 2:33
about on par with the previous overclocking world record for fire strike Ultra and that was for not just one but two gpus at once ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 3:00
no denying that the raw performance of the 4090 is still much higher than what we see in a typical generation ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 13:17
4K dlss you can get around about 200 FPS ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 11:59
very impressive what the 4090 can do ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 17:08
these are some seriously impressive numbers ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 3:34
no doubt about it the RTX 4090 is the best GPU you can have for gaming ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 16:57
far smoother now ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 11:22
only card I've tested that can crack the 60 FPS barrier at 4K with maxed out settings and it handily cracks that barrier with a 78 FPS average ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 3:58
very big performance jump ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 13:31
extra smoothness makes a big difference especially on a higher refresh rate display ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 10:03
literally the difference between unplayable frame rates and enjoyable frame rates ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 8:23
far and above the fastest GPU you can buy right now ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 14:12
clearly this is one of the reasons to justify the RTX 4090 ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 11:42
world record-breaking fastest RTX 4090 ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 0:02
sixty percent faster than the GTX 980ti ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 0:03
Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4090 GPUs, the fastest laptop graphics card. ▶ Alienware m18 Review: A Massive 18-Inch Gaming Laptop (With @ 0:42
I can always break 200 FPS in almost every game that I play ▶ The INSANITY that is owning the RTX 4090 | Long term review @ 8:49
it is a generational leap in raw performance ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 0:32
faster than both the strix and the tough in terms of speed straight out of the box ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 9:41
fastest 4090 out of the box ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 10:33
Handles Hogwarts Legacy at full resolution, ultra settings, and ray tracing above 120fps. ▶ Alienware m18 Review: A Massive 18-Inch Gaming Laptop (With @ 4:37
I will be doing a full review of the RTX 4090 ▶ Lets Unbox The Nvidia Geforce RTX 4090 Founders Edition @ 0:07
clocks 2.8 out of the box ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 9:49
Performs really well, possibly the fastest gaming laptop tested. ▶ Alienware m18 Review: A Massive 18-Inch Gaming Laptop (With @ 4:17
completely dominates in average frame rate numbers against everything else at 1440p, more than 50% faster than the 3090 in the majority of games ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 8:48
their world record breaker the fastest one in the world ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 1:16
can actually do about 3100 ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 8:38
supposed to take that already amazing performance even further ▶ ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & P @ 0:20
clock speeds are up by about three percent over the Fe ▶ ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & P @ 4:49
first and foremost a 4K gaming card, can consistently push over 144 and at times 165 frames per second to a 4k monitor in AAA titles ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 10:28
amazing gaming video card ▶ The INSANITY that is owning the RTX 4090 | Long term review @ 7:50
4K it pretty much can play every game at 4K very reasonably um even with RTX on ▶ The INSANITY that is owning the RTX 4090 | Long term review @ 8:02
clocked higher than the strix ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 1:20
does do 2.8 gigahertz stock ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 6:53
the RTX 4090 looks like it could maybe give people that holy crap moment ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 0:35
first card that makes even higher levels of Ray tracing playable above 60 frames per second in most games at 4K ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 11:11
playing at over 600 frames per second with one percent lows about 300 in competitive shooters at 1440p ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 8:25
won't have any problem hitting 240 frames per second at 4K by lowering the details just by a little bit ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 10:43
43% faster than the 3090 at 1440p and 52% faster at 4K without ray tracing ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 11:47
20% faster than the 3090ti at 1440p and 33% faster at 4K ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 11:58
another GTX 1080ti type generation leap ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 12:45
peace of mind of knowing hey if I have the best gaming GPU on the market ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 8:06
the gaming performance it is no secret the 490 is the fastest gaming GPU on the market so far ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 7:36

Features (33)

anti-sag bracket is RGB ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 6:37
it really goes to show the potential and how effective this technology can be ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 5:12
I haven't personally noticed any artifacting as a result of turning on dlss ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 6:20
you can overclock this thing up to 600 watts of power ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 - Unboxing the Thicc Boi @ 4:30
Designed in such a way, a laptop without high-speed GDDR6X VRAM still won't have serious bottlenecks of VRAM. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 3:01
Large cache can, to some degree, reduce GPU's reliance on high-speed VRAM. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 2:56
games look as good if not better when you're using dlss than when you're not ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 5:18
one spec of the 40 series has changed much, that is, the L2 cache. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 2:39
Besides, the large cache lowers GPU's reliance on VRAM, a good news for laptops. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 9:44
positive to using dlss frame generation and one that could actually make quite a big difference to a lot of games out there in particular any ones that are CPU bottlenecked ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 9:56
dlss3 is exclusive to the 40 series cards ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 5:24
L2 cache of 4090 is 73728KB, namely about 71M, 10 times that of 3090 with the same positioning. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 2:41
Nvidia's Engineers have turned in an impressive spec sheet ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 1:27
it offers a new feature that literally generates frames by itself ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 5:27
DLS S3 was able to boost the native frame rate of 66 fps to over 150 FPS with maxed out settings ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 9:51
you do get av1 encoding support and this is a new Kodak designed in 2018 so it's much newer than hevc and also MP4 but it also compresses video files much better ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 10:12
getting some really really good results with the frame generation ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 15:20
because we're using AI tensor cores to add additional frames between rendered ones we're actually not really using the CPU at all to achieve this ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 10:44
DLS S3 is absolutely insane ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 7:48
RGB fan on the back, RGB bracket ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 5:14
Dual encoding engines, when rolled out to more output formats, will absolutely dominate ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 7:39
dual bios and you can choose between a performance mode and a quiet mode ▶ ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & P @ 3:45
looks good in a normal setup where you can see the back plate ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 5:30
three display port connections and two HDMI connections while all other 4090 cards I have right here only offer one HDMI 2.1 ▶ ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & P @ 3:36
av-1 support means 20 minute 4K video render in a matter of minutes ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 7:59
a discussion about dlss3 and some of the improvements it brings to Performance in frames per second ▶ Lets Unbox The Nvidia Geforce RTX 4090 Founders Edition @ 0:12
Closer to desktop level of ports and connections. ▶ Alienware m18 Review: A Massive 18-Inch Gaming Laptop (With @ 7:30
Massive 18-inch screen. ▶ Alienware m18 Review: A Massive 18-Inch Gaming Laptop (With @ 3:21
Cherry MX keyboard, clacky desktop style. ▶ Alienware m18 Review: A Massive 18-Inch Gaming Laptop (With @ 2:46
you only need three of the four [power adaptors]. the fourth one is to basically allow some head over Headroom for for overclocking ▶ Lets Unbox The Nvidia Geforce RTX 4090 Founders Edition @ 2:42
they got feedback from the community stating that a lot of people when their card is not in their PC for some reason like to use the packaging as a display case so this box is actually tailor made to be used as a display ▶ Lets Unbox The Nvidia Geforce RTX 4090 Founders Edition @ 1:10
24 GB of vram ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 10:04
you also have an invain encoder ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 9:48

Power Consumption (22)

good demonstration of the efficiency gains for moving from Samsung 8 nanometer lithography on the 30 series to tsmc's N4 node with the 40 series ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 5:47
if you enable dlss 3.0 not only does it give you an insane frame rate boost it also drops the power usage to around a 350 Watts ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 7:07
the RTX 4090 is more power efficient than the 3090 TI ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 7:20
the power draw isn't anywhere near as bad as you might think ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 0:34
Compared with 3080Titanium, TGP of 4080 16G reduced to 320W. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 3:41
providing a lot more performance for that power draw ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 6:05
4080 12G also has its TGP dropping to 285W from 350W. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 3:47
So, on the laptop platform, even when power consumption's not high, loss of performance won't be substantial. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 6:47
The 2nd agreeable change lies in power consumption. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 3:39
589 Watts system power draw on average under load is a healthy amount of power but it's also about 12 percent less than the RTX 3090 TI ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 5:56
New process seems to help a lot reducing consumption. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 3:52
It's equipped with TSMC 4nm that scales up performance and performance per watt. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 0:31
you are getting a lot more efficiency out of these cards simply because the performance is just that much bigger yet the power consumption is still very well controlled ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 8:33
undervolt it because in this instance I saved around 80 Watts power draw and I got practically the exact same performance ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 5:51
newer generation with a smaller process is more efficient ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 16:09
doesn't guzzle back as much juice as you might expect ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 5:01
efficiency the 4090 is efficient ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 12:43
the recommended spec for the 4090 is an 850 watt PSU ▶ Lets Unbox The Nvidia Geforce RTX 4090 Founders Edition @ 3:11
Forza Horizon 5 saw a massive reduction of 51% ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 13:31
power limited their 409s down to 70% but they still retain about 90% of its overall power performance ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 14:00
in cyberpunk 277 the 490 had a per frame power reduction of 3736 ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 13:21
Metro Exodus saw a reduction of 3151 ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 13:27

Cooling (20)

no longer memory chips on the back side of the PCB meaning that gddr6x can be effectively cooled by the card's expanded Vapor chamber design so no more super hot vram it would seem ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 5:27
good news for NVIDIA and the founders Edition cooler both the core and hotspot GPU temps are down more than 5 degrees versus the RTX 3090 Fe ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 5:18
the fans are so big ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 - Unboxing the Thicc Boi @ 2:18
maintaining lower temps versus the previous generations Founders Edition cooler ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 13:26
you're getting a much bigger cooler you're getting much more power and you're just getting a better card in so many ways over the 3090 ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 12:00
reference design stayed relatively cool as well peaking at only 64 degrees Celsius ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 2:43
runs quite a lot quieter and cooler than 3090 TI ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 14:40
pulling air through here so you know it should be you know cooler ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 5:51
not even 60 degrees and this is ultra settings ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 7:58
improved temperatures over the founders Edition ▶ ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & P @ 6:18
doesn't get really all that hot either due to nvidia's amazing cooler design ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 5:31
two fan headers there that Asus has been adding for a while now allowing you to easily connect two extra fans that will spin up or down depending on your GPU temperature ▶ ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & P @ 2:44
Nvidia has proven that board Partners which is slapping bigger coolers doesn't automatically mean that it's better because bigger simply means a lazy cooler design ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 2:58
Good heat dissipation, stays relatively cool during gaming. ▶ Alienware m18 Review: A Massive 18-Inch Gaming Laptop (With @ 6:51
fan stop feature that will stop the fans completely when the GPU has very little to do ▶ ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & P @ 6:06
temperatures are always really good ▶ The INSANITY that is owning the RTX 4090 | Long term review @ 10:48
the cooling performance of the 490 is truly phenomenal ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 12:21
the cooling performance of the 490 is phenomenal ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 10:42
typically when I'm gaming I'm usually looking more like this I'm in the 60s somewhere sometimes 62 sometimes 64c but I'm never never getting anywhere near 70c ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 11:36
with a 4090 I'm able to be in the 50s ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 11:16

Price (11)

cheap for a 4090 ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 3:51
the RTX 4090 is perhaps not as bad as you might think when it comes to value ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 9:00
it's technically a better buy if you're planning on gaming at 4K since it's around 60 faster on average versus the 3090 TI and only 45 additional cost ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 9:07
ridiculously high frame rates at top end but not absurdly outrageous prices ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 0:26
it's hard to argue that it isn't worth every penny ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 0:57
shockingly good value considering I've never seen a flagship come in with this sort of value in the past especially compared to previous generations ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 13:05
a price premium of 45 percent over the former King doesn't seem so bad ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 8:17
1599 dollar price doesn't seem unreasonable for the unrivaled frame rates that this card can crank out ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 8:41
future looks very bright ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 0:44
Less expensive component for component than the Razer version. ▶ Alienware m18 Review: A Massive 18-Inch Gaming Laptop (With @ 8:04
cheaper than the streets over 100 may be cheaper ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 9:07

Build Quality (8)

master craft in engineering ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 3:04
it's gorgeous ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 - Unboxing the Thicc Boi @ 2:18
The new GPU's made the biggest progress in the process. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 0:28
big and beautiful with the same silver and black color scheme ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 1:21
attractive card and this is easily the best Founders Edition that they've made so far ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 2:58
this company here makes the most graphics cards in the world ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 0:57
packaged quite well ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 2:13
built extremely well ▶ ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & P @ 1:13

Content Creation Performance (6)

if you guys are looking for something for professional work and you need the gains over your previous generation RTX 3090 it's going to practically deliver over double ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 4:48
editing or video editing performance that I get out of this card is excellent ▶ The INSANITY that is owning the RTX 4090 | Long term review @ 12:24
puts on a clinic by absolutely demolishing every other card here in Creator apps, in a lot of cases almost cutting rendering times in half ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 6:31
it is an Nvidia GPU so that also means you have the Cuda core performance ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 9:44
the content creation performance of the 4090 ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 9:19
I use my 490 to make all of my videos I use the av1 encoder to encode it and upscale all of my videos to 4K 60fps ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 9:24

Noise Level (4)

marvelous noise levels, running flat out on all the cores ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 6:47
they want to make sure that people are getting low noise if they're spending 1600 USD on a card and that's exactly what the founders is delivering ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 6:31
pretty much the same story low temperatures very low noise ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 6:43
the quietest of the four in the performance profile ▶ ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & P @ 5:33

Software/Drivers (1)

Upgraded Alienware Command Center software, more intuitive and user-friendly. ▶ Alienware m18 Review: A Massive 18-Inch Gaming Laptop (With @ 5:53

Cons (148)

Price (26)

it's not cheap MSRP is 1600 with some of the partner boards going for nearly two thousand dollars ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 0:16
that's more than most people spend on their entire PC ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 0:21
costs 1600 ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 0:07
a lot to spend on just a GPU ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 13:42
it comes at a time where higher prices on anything isn't a positive thing people don't like to see the prices go up ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 11:21
it does have a high price tag ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 14:54
expensive ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 7:09
no way to justify spending sixteen hundred dollars on a GPU unless you absolutely need the bleeding edge for work or you just have endless disposable income ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 0:13
phenomenally expensive ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 0:32
may be huge and expensive ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 8:23
not the graphics card for most people or even most Enthusiast ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 0:31
RTX 4090 is a complete waste of money ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 0:02
costs 1679 pounds ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 0:00
84 FPS from a card that cost 1700 pounds it's not exactly Cutting Edge Tech ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 4:43
always a bit on the expensive side ▶ ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & P @ 8:35
you can run the games and you can get Sky High frame rates but boy are you going to be paying for the privilege ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 16:27
not a good video card really for anyone who's just a gamer, it's just it's just too much too much money ▶ The INSANITY that is owning the RTX 4090 | Long term review @ 14:23
would not buy this over strix even at a hundred dollars cheaper ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 9:14
you will be paying a hefty premium over the Fe for this very expensive design ▶ ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & P @ 8:13
would buy the tough over this at the same price ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 9:19
price or MSRP ▶ The INSANITY that is owning the RTX 4090 | Long term review @ 5:13
Crazy expensive laptop with a crazy expensive configuration. ▶ Alienware m18 Review: A Massive 18-Inch Gaming Laptop (With @ 8:04
costs sixteen hundred dollars ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 13:01
costs more than double the 2000 series and a hundred dollars more than the RTX 3090 ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 1:24
costs a hell of a lot more than five years ago ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 1:08
the price the price of the 4 90 is way too much it's way too expensive ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 1:27

Compatibility (24)

at this resolution you will experience CPU bottlenecks ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 1:53
they are massive yes they're not going to be for many ITX Builders ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 14:29
absolutely massive requiring three slots in your case at minimum and it's 304 millimeters or pretty much 12 inches long ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 3:38
We confronted troubles just at the beginning. 4090, a standard three-slot card, is too big, unable to fit the graphic amplifier. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 8:03
three slots ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 - Unboxing the Thicc Boi @ 2:47
But, in almost all cases, AD102, the biggest core, is doomed to mismatch laptops. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 3:08
The non-stock radiator this year is long and huge, hard to be crammed into the big chassic, let alone into the ITX. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 0:17
big boy and you have to account for more room than just the GPU ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 1:25
takes up three slots in your case ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 1:17
roughly the same size as the equally huge 3090 TI before it taking up three slots in your case ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 1:12
you are going to need a very big case to actually physically fit this in ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 1:31
starting to get a little bit held back now by the CPU ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 12:08
literally the best CPU you can buy at the moment for gaming and it's not enough ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 12:22
size of it ▶ The INSANITY that is owning the RTX 4090 | Long term review @ 6:14
starting to see some horrible horrible CPU bottlenecking and this is with the latest generation of ryzen processor ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 13:37
very pointless to play an RTX 4090 at 1080p you're getting CPU bottlenecking in most titles ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 14:52
you really need to grab a measuring tape and really make sure that your case has enough space to actually fit it ▶ ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & P @ 1:27
basically a GPU that requires a next-gen CPU rather than one that's currently available today ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 12:49
CPU bottlenecked in a lot of the titles that you guys are actually going to want to play ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 17:15
even larger than the already massive Founders Edition ▶ ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & P @ 1:16
this is not a small card ▶ Lets Unbox The Nvidia Geforce RTX 4090 Founders Edition @ 1:48
not only is it thicker the 49 is longer and it is definitely heavier than the 3080 TI ▶ Lets Unbox The Nvidia Geforce RTX 4090 Founders Edition @ 2:20
there are now a lot of cases you cannot build in because the card is too large ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 4:35
the size size of the card ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 4:27

Power Consumption (23)

it is still a very power hungry GPU ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 7:25
palette themselves recommend a minimum power supply of a thousand Watts for this GPU ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 6:48
I actually thought it was three because it's a 450 watt GPU but I guess you actually need an extra eight pin power connector ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 - Unboxing the Thicc Boi @ 4:19
does require an 850 watt power supply at minimum as well as four eight pin PCI Express Graphics power connectors to feed the 12 VH powered dongle ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 3:23
It's mainly because the large scale of cores of 4090 requires high consumption to support cores and VRAM. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 6:03
Power supply is also a major trouble. The docking station has only 8+6pin ports, but the power supply cable of 4909 needs four 8pin ports. Clearly, the original power's supply isn't enough and should be supplemented by external power. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 8:17
infamous 1210 power connector ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 1:36
Nvidia kept this connector around this generation and it's more annoying than ever ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 1:42
you're going to need plenty of power ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 1:45
450 watts is definitely a lot ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 2:26
bad news.. strongly advise you get a third-party cable ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 2:08
power draw is quite insane ▶ The INSANITY that is owning the RTX 4090 | Long term review @ 4:20
if you have something lower [than 850 watt PSU] you may want to upgrade your PSU ▶ Lets Unbox The Nvidia Geforce RTX 4090 Founders Edition @ 3:29
melting connectors ▶ The INSANITY that is owning the RTX 4090 | Long term review @ 1:18
very short and I really recommend that you try to get a proper longer cable from your power supply manufacturer ▶ ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & P @ 3:05
12vt high power connector ▶ The INSANITY that is owning the RTX 4090 | Long term review @ 1:12
power draw ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 6:34
the 4090 can pull in a lot of wattage ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 6:51
new 16-pin pcie Gen 5 power connector requires an adapter for older power supplies ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 4:05
the power connector ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 2:45
Peak consumption can be much higher and can vary a lot from one app to another ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 5:20
requires at least an 850 watt power supply ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 4:35
melting adapter ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 3:17

Gaming Performance (22)

you need to be jumping up to 2K Ultra wides or 4K monitors to really start taking advantage of the power that this GPU has to offer ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 2:30
the dream is dead can't act we're not getting the four times performance it's not real ▶ Why the Linus Tech Tips RTX 4090 review was WRONG @ 1:50
one percent lows though those were less impressive ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 7:19
if you plan to game at 1440p it is simply not worth it ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 2:27
middling one percent lows ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 11:48
RTX 4090 results I'm sorry we this was this was the slide with no dlss so Ray tracing on no dlss the one percent lows were actually 36 the five percent lows were actually 39 and the average FPS was actually 44 ▶ Why the Linus Tech Tips RTX 4090 review was WRONG @ 1:30
they are both subjected to bandwidth restriction and thus have their performance undermined. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 10:08
1 low issues persist ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 11:58
Nvidia said the RTX 49b was two to four times faster than the RTX 3090 TI which just isn't true ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 5:51
if you are on a 1080P or 1440p monitor You may wish to rethink if you really need this GPU especially at 1080p as we saw with the Horizon zero Dawn Benchmark we just weren't really gaining any FPS at all ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 2:47
if you're playing at 1080P or 1440p you're going to be wasting your money ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 2:29
marketing surrounding this launch is very vague and honestly pretty misleading ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 6:06
only using about 51 of our GPU so it's fair to say you don't need an RTX 4090 to get this exact frame rate ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 10:26
40 90 is not two to four times faster than the 3090 TI ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 7:30
unless dlss frame generation can improve its overall latency time it's going to mean that it's never really going to be anything for serious multiplayer users ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 9:02
latency… at around about 50 milliseconds… noticeable… more difficult to actually aim at someone very quickly ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 8:31
it's usually pretty small to the point where you probably never really notice the difference between any of these cards while gaming ▶ ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & P @ 5:20
disappointing one percent lows in some games at 1440p ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 9:31
Cyberpunk 2077 is tough when RT is turned on ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 11:38
will be CPU or even game engine limited in almost every single competitive shooter at 1440p ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 8:17
performance reduction is still huge versus raster output with ray tracing ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 11:20
something off with csgo performance at 4K, thinking it's a driver optimization issue ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 9:48

Features (22)

this all depends on whether the games you plan to play actually have dlss support in the first place ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 9:37
First, bit width of the 2 VRAMs has been shortened to 256bit and 192bit respectively. ▶ First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Te @ 3:24
this latency was imperceptible to me in the bit of cyberpunk that I Blade with frame generation turned on but that might not be the case in other games and it might be more problematic in fast twitch Esports games where every millisecond counts ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 6:48
frame generation does come with a slight trade-off which is that since the GPU is generating additional frames it introduces a tiny bit of latency as it inserts those frames into the stream ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 6:34
definitely some problems with DLS S3 ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 11:47
DisplayPort 1.4 this doesn't use the new DisplayPort 2.0 ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 3:25
only get DisplayPort 1.4 which sucks in video should be 2.1 ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 3:34
three display ports on the back not two display ports and two HDMI ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 3:13
One terabyte SSD might be considered insufficient storage. ▶ Alienware m18 Review: A Massive 18-Inch Gaming Laptop (With @ 1:06
FHD screen option has a lower resolution. ▶ Alienware m18 Review: A Massive 18-Inch Gaming Laptop (With @ 3:46
most obvious one is any moving elements in the HUD ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 11:52
Only dark gray color option available. ▶ Alienware m18 Review: A Massive 18-Inch Gaming Laptop (With @ 5:27
power limit is 113 rather than 133 on the tough and the strix ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 10:00
Keyboard can be loud and distracting. ▶ Alienware m18 Review: A Massive 18-Inch Gaming Laptop (With @ 3:07
experience comes at the cost of image quality ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 10:11
not as bad as the first version of the LSS but it's definitely not as refined as the dlss we've had for the past couple of years ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 12:30
only got one HDMI ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 3:29
took a bit of a risk design wise and went with some very noticeable red and blue details now I personally kind of like it but it also makes it harder to match this card with other Hardware or to maybe match it to a certain color scheme you have in mind for your build so I'm pretty sure that not everyone will appreciate it ▶ ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & P @ 1:57
misses the USBC port that was available with the RTX 2000 series cards ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 3:19
huge and looks like a brick ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 2:20
dual encoding engines only works in very narrow specific number applications ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 7:43
the standard default out of the box adapter they give you is absolutely hideous ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 2:52

Build Quality (17)

massive ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 - Unboxing the Thicc Boi @ 5:14
The Fan was wobbly on the rear side ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 7:03
super heavy ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 - Unboxing the Thicc Boi @ 1:05
everything is so big ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 - Unboxing the Thicc Boi @ 2:21
it's heavy too weighing just over five and a half pounds ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 1:17
the elephant in the room that is the RTX 4090 itself. This is a massive graphics card ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review @ 1:03
makes the 4090 look like a mess of cables no matter how good your cable management is ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 2:16
looks ridiculous just like the previous generation but it's even worse this time around ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 2:03
monster and it comes with a size to match ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 1:14
three or four adapter cables dangling from your system and making it look really ugly ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 2:24
4090s power connector is flush against the GPU adding more bloat to what is already a massive graphics card ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 1:51
mostly plastic ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 4:44
fan on the top looks a little bit cheap ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 6:19
doesn't look as well built as the tough ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 2:51
build quality is not the same, the tough has a much better build quality ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 4:32
looks a little bit cheap the fan ▶ GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking @ 5:28
GPU sag ▶ Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review @ 5:30

Cooling (5)

it's so big because of course you need a way to cool it ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? @ 7:29
expect higher temperatures once you put this card in an actual case ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 2:53
being super quiet means that the Rog card isn't the coolest of them all ▶ ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & P @ 6:13
Vents can blow warm air onto the user's hand while gaming. ▶ Alienware m18 Review: A Massive 18-Inch Gaming Laptop (With @ 7:15
puts out a metric ton of heat, need to take into consideration when building a system around it ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 5:36

Overall (3)

decided to cut that part from my launch video ▶ NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks @ 14:03
there is a catch ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 7:01
can't recommend the RTX 4090 ▶ Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,60 @ 13:58

Software/Drivers (3)

I think it's still a little bit buggy I will put a critiquing point in here where although I tested out a few titles here with DLS S3 and beta mode some of the titles were crashing and it was actually quite difficult to test DLS S3 proper ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 3:48
launch titles are extremely limited ▶ I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Bench @ 15:54
stability aspect ▶ The INSANITY that is owning the RTX 4090 | Long term review @ 2:47

Content Creation Performance (2)

small hiccups in Premiere due to CPU-centric tests ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 7:09
AMD cards outperform in DaVinci Resolve render output times ▶ RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price @ 7:22

Noise Level (1)

these fans I find that if you raise the speeds even to 60 percent they do become very noisy ▶ RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... @ 6:55

Review sources

I'm Not Sure About This... RTX 4090 Review, Gameplay & Benchmarks! by PC Centric — 22 pros, 21 cons
RTX 4090 Review - Insane Performance for a Price by Hardware Canucks — 16 pros, 17 cons
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review | The best way to waste $1,600 by Digital Trends — 11 pros, 21 cons
GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 SG Review - The World Record Breaking RTX 4090 is WEIRD by Tally Ho Tech — 17 pros, 10 cons
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Review by IGN — 20 pros, 7 cons
RTX 4090 Review - Is it TOO MUCH POWER? by Tech Tesseract — 16 pros, 9 cons
NVIDIA is tricky! RTX 4090 Review & Benchmarks by Paul's Hardware — 17 pros, 8 cons
First Review of Nvidia RTX 4090 Game Test! The Best GPU? ｜Tech｜Geek｜English Dubbed｜Biba Laptops by BIBA Laptops — 18 pros, 7 cons
Pros and Cons of The RTX 4090 - Long Term Review by ErockOnTech — 16 pros, 9 cons
RTX 4090 Review - DOUBLE The FPS of a 3090... by Tech YES City — 12 pros, 8 cons
ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 Review - Thermals, Noise, Clocks & Power by Techtesters — 9 pros, 8 cons
Alienware m18 Review: A Massive 18-Inch Gaming Laptop (With Nvidia RTX 4090) by CNET — 9 pros, 6 cons
The INSANITY that is owning the RTX 4090 | Long term review by Techwando — 5 pros, 7 cons
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 - Unboxing the Thicc Boi by zWORMz Gaming — 3 pros, 5 cons
Lets Unbox The Nvidia Geforce RTX 4090 Founders Edition by Parris — 5 pros, 3 cons
Why the Linus Tech Tips RTX 4090 review was WRONG by Daniel Owen — 0 pros, 2 cons

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 worth buying?

Based on 16 independent YouTube reviews, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 scores 3.3/5 with 196 positive and 148 negative points mentioned by reviewers, placing it #43 in the GPUs (Graphics Cards) category.

What do reviewers like most about the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090?

The most praised aspects are gaming performance, features, power consumption — Gaming Performance (91 mentions), Features (33 mentions), Power Consumption (22 mentions).

What are the most common complaints about the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090?

Reviewers most frequently criticize price, compatibility — Price (26 mentions), Compatibility (24 mentions).

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