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The RTX 3090 is one beast of a GPU with plenty of capability and performance, but Colorful decided to take this GPU to another level with the iGame RTX 3090 Vulkan OC. This card packs a ton of cooling power under the hood, plus a good looking aesthetic that should work in a variety of PC cases. For the cherry on top, you get an LCD display to display pictures or monitor GPU sensor data.

Now for the centerpiece, that LCD screen. TechPowerUp dished the details on the screen; it measures 480x128 pixels and is located on the card"s side. The screen can be positioned to fit either horizontal or vertical GPU mounting positions. You can have GPU data displayed like GPU clock speed, temperature, and GPU load on the screen. Plus, if you can display your own pictures with text if you like.

Unfortunately, the card is not available for purchase at this time. However, reviews of the card are coming out as we speak, so we should see the RTX 3090 Vulkan hit shelves relatively soon, as long as the Ampere shortage doesn"t affect Colorful"s inventory.

AORUS - the premium gaming brand from GIGABYTE had launched a completely new series of RTX 30 graphics cards, including RTX 3090 Xtreme, RTX 3090 Master, RTX 3080 Xtreme, and RTX 3080 Master.

Besides excellent cooling and superior performance, LCD Edge View is another spotlight of AORUS RTX 30 series graphics cards. LCD Edge View is a small LCD located on the top of the graphics card. What could users do with this small LCD? Let’s find it out.

LCD Edge View is a LCD located on the graphics card, you can use it todisplay GPU info including temperature, usage, clock speed, fan speed, VRAM usage, VRAM clock and total card power. All this information can be shown one by one or just certain ones on the LCD.

Besides that, there are three different displaying styles available and users could choose their ideal one. However, not just GPU info but FPS (Frame Per Second) in the game or other application could be displayed through LCD Edge View.

The LCD Edge View can also show customized content including text, pictures or even short GIF animations.Users could input the preferred text to the LCD, also set the font size, bold or italic. It also supports multi-language so users could input whatever type of text they want.

About the picture, LCD Edge View allows users to upload a JPEG file to it and AORUS RGB Fusion software will let users choose which region of the picture should be shown. The support of short GIF animations is the most interesting part.

Users can upload a short animation in terms of GIF to be shown on the LCD so they can easily build up a graphics card with their own style. All of the customizations above can be done via AORUS RGB Fusion software.

There’s something more interesting with LCD Edge View: The little CHIBI.CHIBI is a little falcon digitally living in the LCD Edge View and will grow up as more time users spend with their graphics card. Users could always check their little CHIBI through the LCD Edge View and watch it eat, sleep or fly around, which is quite interactive and interesting.

In conclusion, LCD Edge View can display a series of useful GPU information, customized text, pictures, and animations, allowing users to build up the graphics card with their own style. Users can also have more interaction with their card via the little CHIBI, the exclusive little digital falcon living inside the LCD Edge View, which brings more fun while playing with the graphics card.

The EAGLE is GIGABYTE’s best value GeForce RTX 3080, offering reference board clock speeds. There are two 90mm fans on the right, and one 80mm fan on the left, with the middle fan running in reverse to reduce turbulence and noise, and improve cooling. Fans feature air channelling grooves, and the heatsink utilizes the latest features from GIGABYTE’s full range of products.

The metal backplate has flow through cut outs for increased cooling; the fans have a zero db fan stop mode; and there are two HDMI 2.1 outputs, along with three DisplayPort 1.4a outputs.

GIGABYTE’s GeForce RTX 3080 GAMING OC 10G takes the EAGLE to the next level, with increased out of box clocks, RGB, a dual BIOS mode with OC and silent modes, and higher-grade components for increased power efficiency and overclocking headroom.

A striking all-white version, the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3080 VISION OC 10G, has a different shroud design, but is otherwise identical to the GAMING OC, and has a MSRP of $769.99. A GeForce RTX 3090 version is also in the works, and will be released in the future.

GIGABYTE’s AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 MASTER 10G is the biggest graphics card in this roundup, and perhaps the world, taking a full four slots when installed, as you can see in this user’s O11 build. It is in fact so large that the heat dissipation area of the heatsink is more than twice that of previous-generation flagship AORUS GPUs!

There’s a dual BIOS with OC and silent modes, a raft of PCB and component enhancements to help maximize power delivery, power efficiency and overclocking performance, and a staggering three HDMI 2.1 outputs, as well asthree DisplayPort 1.4a outputs.

Out of all cards in this roundup, the XTREME 10G has the fastest out of the box overclock, the most HDMI 2.1 display outputs, the most display outputs total, and the largest fans, but is also the biggest, so ensure your case can contain this beast.

GIGABYTE’s GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G is a unique graphics card, designed specifically for space and airflow-restricted small form factor chassis. It features an 80mm blower fan with optimized intake, a copper heat sink, a vapor chamber in direct contact with the GPU, and various other tweaks to maximize cooling, performance and stability in SFF cases.

A faster variant, the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 XTREME 24G, increases the out of the box overclock to 1860 MHz, adds a third 8-pin for extra power delivery and overclocking headroom, and has a MSRP of $1799.99.

If your case is short on space, Inno3D’s smaller dual-fan GeForce RTX 3080 may be a good choice. The new-gen heatsink and heatpipe design offers superior cooling, the backplate has flow through cut outs for improved airflow, and there’s even a factory overclock, giving you faster out of the box performance.

Inno3D’s GeForce RTX 3080 ICHILL X3 boosts the factory overclock to 1770 MHz, adds three 90mm fans, and embiggens the heatsink, substantially improving cooling performance.

The reference-clocked GeForce RTX 3090 GAMING X3 has the DNA of the RTX 3090 ICHILL X3 and X4, featuring three 90mm scythe blades fans to maximise airflow.

MSI’s GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G offers reference board speeds, and features 3 fans, a zero RPM fan stop mode, an anti-sag design, an additional support bracket that users can choose to install for extra peace of mind, and a graphene backplate, instead of a traditional metal backplate.

MSI’s beefier GeForce RTX 3080 GAMING TRIO 10G comes with a 1755 MHz factory overclock, cooled by their newest TRI FROZR 2 and Torx Fan 4.0 technologies. Higher grade components and additional fuses enhance cooling performance, power delivery, and overclocking. And for even better overclocking there’s an added 8-pin power connector, too.

Palit’s reference-clocked GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro features a tri-axial fan design, and has an included zero RPM fan stop mode. “Aluminium Alloy Armor” plates cover each side of the circuit board, helping draw heat away from hotspots and onto the heatsink, which has Double-U-Shaped heat pipes.

Palit’s GeForce RTX 3080 GameRock has an eye-catching crystalline ARGB shroud that illuminates the front of the card and reflects light around your case, creating a unique look. Out of the box it boasts a factory overclock, there’s a third 8-pin power connector for additional power and overclocking headroom, and it has a dual BIOS with OC and silent modes.

PNY’s REVEL GeForce RTX 3080 features three fans, with the central one flanked by RGB. U-shaped heat pipes improve thermals, a metal backplate aids in dissipating heat, and when idling or at low load, the card features zero RPM fan stop. And for added support, an acrylic bracket is included to ward against sag.

The reference-clocked ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 Trinity uses their new-generation IceStorm 2.0 cooling system that increases airflow by up to 10%. When idling, fans can stop. And to add a spot of color to the all-black GPU, there’s synchronized RGB on the top of the card and metal backplate.

If you haven’t yet found something that ticks all the boxes, stay tuned to the websites and social media pages for our partners at ASUS, Colorful, EVGA, Gainward, Galaxy, GIGABYTE, Innovision 3D, MSI, Palit, PNY and ZOTAC. They have more cards in the works, and will each have custom models for the GeForce RTX 3070, which launches October 29th.

As with each GPU launch, many graphics card manufacturers jump to announce their shiny new cards boasting the biggest coolers and the brightest LEDs. This time, with the launch of Nvidia’s RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 GPUs, no fewer than ten partners unleashed cards, with some offering as many as six models based on one GPU. The least we could say about these cards is that they are chunky, so make sure that yours is well supported, if you manage to snag one, that is.

Asus’s GeForce RTX 40 Series ROG Strix and TUF Gaming graphics cards feature a 3.5-slot design with tight tolerances to prevent PCB sagging or warping. The Strix variant is 357mm long and uses a rebuilt heatsink design with a new vapour chamber and 30 per cent more surface area compared to previous-generation ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090. The card uses 6mm plus 8mm heatpipes sunk into the vapour chamber which allows for 5°C cooler temperatures than a conventional vapour chamber design, according to Asus.

The brand also claims that its upgraded seven-blades Axial-tech fans provide 23.8 per cent more airflow and 19.3 per cent more pressure than those found on the ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090. The board is supplied with 12+4-phase system comprising 70A power stages – two power stages per phase fuelling the GPU, for a total of 24+4.

Colorful is launching three series of graphics cards – the Vulcan offering a large air-cooler with an LCD screen, the liquid-cooled Neptune and its 360mm triple-fan AIO, and the NB which carries the RTX 3080 NB 10G EX cooler design.

Those looking for an eye-catching card should go with a Vulcan variant boasting an 800×216-pixel screen, fully customisable via the iGame Center app. You can display real-time monitoring data, custom images, GIFs, and more. It also has a one-key overclock and a new fan-blade design that delivers 55CFM of airflow compared to last-gen Storm Chaser fans’ 42CFM. The card comes bundled with a Vulcan support frame.

For its RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 cards, Gainward seems to be keeping to the tried-and-tested coolers found on the Phantom and Phoenix variants, with one exception called RTX 4080 Phoenix Reunion. These cards feature inclined fins and large heatpipes, not to forget a plate for that extra rigidity.

Starting from the top, we have the RTX 4090 Serious Gaming and its 18+4-phase power design with a boost clock up to 2,580MHz while maintaining good cooling effectiveness with its SG Extreme thermal cooling system housing four 8mm plus four 6mm heatpipes coupled to a vapour-chamber cooling base. The fans allow for a 25 per cent and 15 per cent increase in airflow and air pressure, respectively, according to Galax. This card has also been upgraded with a 5V ARGB LED illumination.

Next we have the RTX 4080 16GB Serious Gaming with 16+3 power phases, using the same triple-fan cooling system but losing the vapour chamber for an extra 6mm heat pipe.

Finally, the RTX 4080 12GB Serious Gaming offers a lighter design including 11+2 power phases, two 92mm plus one 102mm WINGS 2.0 fans in a triple-slot format with eight 6mm heatpipes.

Gigabyte will start by launching RTX 4090-based cards in October before moving to RTX 4080s in November. The brand is going balls-to-the-wall with its air-cooled models, especially the RTX 4090 Aorus Master which features a cooler so tall many chassis won’t support it. Wow.

Cards rocking a WindForce cooling system will get a new fan-blade design called Bionic shark, increasing static pressure by up to 20 per cent while reducing noise levels by up to 3dB, according to Gigabyte. “The massive heatsink module with the angular fins creates more surface area and cooling capacity than ever before. Paired with the vapor chamber in direct touch of the interior cores, multiple heat pipes, and the enlarged screen cooling vent at the back, the AORUS RTX 40 series graphics cards assure top-notch thermal performance, even at demanding loads,” says Gigabyte.

The brand will also bring back an upgraded version of the signature triple-ring RGB lights on the Aorus and Gaming OC GeForce RTX 40 Series cards. The LCD Edge View screen on the side of Aorus models gives users another option to personalise cards with texts, images, gifs, or something more useful like monitoring power consumption, temperatures, RPMs, etc.

Representing the flagship card we find the RTX 4090 IChill Frostbite with slimmer thermal pads bringing the cooler closer to heat-generating components and a more efficient waterflow design using simulation software. Inno3D didn’t miss this opportunity to integrate some ARGB LEDs into its acrylic block for that extra bling.

Starting with the Suprim Liquid variant which will only be found on top of an RTX 4090 GPU, we have an AIO liquid-cooled card featuring a 240mm radiator cooled by a pair of MSI Silent Gale P12 120mm fans, and a single Torx 5.0 fan on top of a dedicated heatsink cooling the power delivery components.

A step below we find the Suprim models, boasting Tri Frozr 3S cooler – MSI’s most advanced air-cooling system, made of Torx Fan 5.0 and up to 10 heatpipes. The RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 16GB cards include a vapour chamber, whereas the RTX 4080 12GB uses a nickel-plated copper baseplate. The RTX 4090 model takes up 3.75 slots, while the RTX 4080 models arrive with 3.75 and 3.5 slots, respectively.

Palit also keeps its trusty coolers for the new RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 card, namely the GameRock and GamingPro ranges. The GamingPro models have their lighting modified a bit with two different styles, while the new OmniBlack edition is available for users wanting a black variant without lighting.

The RTX 4090 variant is equipped with three 100mm fans pushing air through a fin-stack connected to the GPU via eight heatpipes and a vapour chamber. The RTX 4080 16GB follows the same design but comes without said vapour chamber, while the RTX 4080 12GB goes even further offering ‘only’ seven heatpipes. An aluminium back plate is also included providing additional cooling to sensitive components. Do not forget Epic-X RGB lighting.

PNY XLR8 Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 will be available starting first half of October, with PNY XLR8 Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 16GB and PNY XLR8 Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 12GB available starting first half of November.

The Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 series will be available starting early October 2022, with the Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 16GB and 4080 12GB series following in early November 2022.

We hope you found something suiting your style in the arsenal. For more details about Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 4090 and RTX 4080, check our launch coverage here.

GALAX has officially unleashed its flagship HOF lineup of GeForce RTX 3090 series graphics cards which feature an insane power delivery and lots of design choices that we have to talk about. The Hall of Fame series which is most commonly known as HOF is known in the enthusiast community as some of the best graphics cards for overclocking and the latest GeForce RTX 30 series are no exception.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 3090 HOF graphics cards come in various flavors. These include the HOF standard, HOF Premium, HOF Limited Edition, HOF Extreme, HOF Extreme Limited Edition, & the HOF OC Lab Edition. Each variant has different specifications in either clocks or design but all do feature a similar design.

Coming to the VRM delivery, the GeForce RTX 3090 HOF GPUs make use of premium components and features a 14+8+4 phase digital power design. The PCB itself is colored white and made from a custom 12 layer outfit. Users will be able to find a dual BIOS switch on the card which lets them switch between Silent or Performance mode and also an ARGB Sync connector. Power to the card is provided through triple 8-pin connectors.

The more premium GeForce RTX 3090 HOF variants feature the HOF Panel III which is a 4.3" full-color TFT LCD. According to GALAX, the panel connects via USB and has a resolution of 480*272. The HOF Crown can be fully adjusted and features RGB LEDs. The panel is fully configurable through GALAX"s HOF AI suite and displays useful information such as clocks, usage, temps, power, and more. The fastest variant in the stack features a clock speed of up to 1905 MHz but that"s the more limited HOF OC LAB which would be one of the hardest 3090 HOF graphics cards to get your hands on considering enthusiast overclockers are going to run after this card.

The OC LAB variant also has a TGP of 460W which is one of the highest of any RTX 3090 custom variant and goes all the way up to 500W. The Limited edition HOF variants feature clock speeds of up to 1875 MHz while the base variant has a clock speed of 1800 MHz. Display outputs include the standard triple DP and single HDMI ports but you also get a 1-click Hyper boost button on the rear I/O plate.

In addition to that, the GALAX GeForce RTX 3090 HOF series graphics cards have achieved 16 world records and broken past 3.015 GHz, making this the fastest frequency ever achieved by an Ampere based graphics card. You can check out all of the records broken by the HOF series below:

With the announcement of the NVIDIA RTX 30, graphics card MANUFACTURERS have followed suit with their custom models. In this way, we have been able to know how the models of brands such as Colorful, PNY, GIGABYTE, ASUS, ZOTAC, Gainward, INNO3D, EVGA or MSI will be.

Yesterday was announced the new NVIDIA Ampere architecture, focusing this event on the RTX 3070, RTX 3080 and the RTX 3090, which replaces the Ti version. We only saw the Founder’s Edition models, so many people are waiting to see what custom models the most famous assemblers will bring out. You will not have to wait long, I will show you each and every one of them.

PNY is one of the best-known assemblers of NVIDIA graphics cards, so they show us their custom models of the RTX 3090, RTX 3080 and RTX 3070. The 3 GPUs would fit into the XLR8 Gaming gamut, which is characterized by offering overclock factory and RGB EPIC-X lighting on your graphics cards.

As for Colorful Technology Company Limited, they have presented their line of models consisting of the RTX 3090, RTX 3080 and RTX 3070. It is aimed at the most demanding enthusiasts, which is why they wanted to introduce the iGame Center, a software that integrates iGame Zone and iGame Dynamik Light in one application.

Starting with Vulcan, the NVIDIA RTX 30 Series belonging to this gamut will come with an LCD screen with a size of 480mm x 120mm. This screen can be rotated 90 degrees to make it visible when we have the graphics card mounted. On this screen you can display the GPU temperature, images, GIFs and much more. Also, Vulcan models will have 3 fans

The characteristic note of this gamut is in the liquid cooling system that it brings with it in order to have a silent GPU. This kit is connected by PCI-Express and has RGB lighting in the center, which can be configured from the iGame Center software. It seems that Colorful has focused on the iGame GeForce RTX 3080 Neptune, as it would come with a full water block.

The COLORFUL iGame GeForce RTX 30 Series Ultra models are aimed at gaming lovers who enjoy their video games as a lifestyle. Also, we will have 3 fans on the graphics cards, but not the same size: 2 of 90 mm and one of 80 mm.

Finally, we have another gamut within the COLORFUL models, which is this NB line. Its differentiating notes go through an improved 3-fan structure for better cooling in the COLORFUL GeForce RTX 3080 NB.

The assembler INNO3D has taken the opportunity to show us 4 models of what will be his next graphics cards. The outstanding novelties are the improved fans present in its iCHILL X4 and X3, Gaming X3 and TWIN X2 OC gamuts, differentiating models with 3 and 2 fans. Specifically, the models they offer are the RTX 3090, RTX 3080, and the RTX 3070.

This line of GPUs is composed of the 3 new NVIDIA RTX 30 with the aim of offering the best cooling solution and the best factory overclocking. The idea of ​​INNO3D has been for the user to install the graphics card and start playing without having to configure anything.

One of the best assemblers in terms of value for money is ZOTAC, which has introduced us to its AMP Extreme, Trinity and Twin Edge Debut gamuts. Its models are the 3 protagonists of today: the RTX 3090, RTX 3080 and RTX 3070.

EVGA is one of the brands that brings the best quality to the graphics card sector, a legacy that has wanted to continue with the RTX 3090, 3080 and 3070. In their case, they have not released extra gamuts, but they present their three models in a differentiated manner. Simply highlight its iCX3 refrigeration technology, which brings the following novelties:

We started with the Gainward model, which has already been leaked and we echoed it. This is the Phoenix gamut, which will feature 4 GPUs in total: 2 Phoenix «GS» and 2 «Phoenix». Specifically, they would come an RTX 3080 and an RTX 3090 that would be the Phoenix "GS", while another 2 would be the "Phoenix" to dry.

Both NVIDIA RTX 30s will come factory-overclocked in the Gainward "Golden Sample" version, which aims to provide extra FPS for gaming enthusiasts and thus play at maximum performance in 4K. The differences between the 4 graphics cards are only marked by the boost frequency.

MSI"s RTX 30 Series graphics cards are the best on the market, proof of this are their GAMING and VENTUS gamuts. In their case, MSI has revealed their graphics cards with certain details, hiding their frequencies until their release date. The models that we will see in these gamuts are the RTX 3090, 3080 and 3070, like most assemblers.

Many of you were waiting for ASUS graphics cards, known for their aesthetics and great performance. We will have RTX 3090, RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 in their very different gamuts.

TUF never disappoints with its manufacturing process and its military certifications. Your NVIDIA RTX 30 will star in a dissipation characterized by having 3 fans that come with systems to prevent them from vibrating when they rotate at high revolutions.

ASUS Dual RTX 30 NVIDIAASUS DUAL stands for the price-quality ratio that many users seek. In this sense, they have focused on the RTX 3070, which is equipped with 2 fans, but not worse than the rest of the gamuts. We continue to see Auto-Extreme technology in this gamut, which is characterized by offering a product that you just have to install and enjoy.

NVIDIA released the GeForce RTX 3090, also known as the BFGPU or “big ferocious GPU“, back in 2020. Until today, the RTX 3090 is the fastest graphics card available in the market. Amongst the entire RTX 30 series graphics card, the RTX 3090 has a complete set of features. From a huge 24GB GDDR6X of VRAM to NVLink connector, and a whopping 10496 of CUDA cores. It’s currently the best graphics card there is until the RTX 3090 Ti becomes available in the market. Well, if the RTX 3080 Ti isn’t enough for you, below are some of the best RTX 3090 graphics cards in the market.

UPDATE: The RTX 3090 Ti is now available! I recommend that you get an RTX 3090 Ti instead of an RTX 3090. They perform better and they are currently selling below MSRP as of August 2022. Check out some of the

As you may be aware by now, all GeForce RTX 3090 graphics cards are powered with the same 8nm GA102-300 GPU based on the Ampere architecture. All of its Graphics Processing Clusters are active, but one Texture Processing Cluster with two Streaming Multiprocessor is disabled. It has a total of 10496 CUDA cores, 328 TMUs, and 112 ROPs; just a few configs higher than the RTX 3080 Ti.

But the big difference lies with its memory size. The RTX 3090 has a large 24GB of GDDR6X memory, with a bandwidth of 936.2 GB/s running on a 384-bit memory interface. That’s more than enough for gaming purposes alone. The memory size is more useful in creative and professional use.

All the RTX 3090 graphics cards you see in the market, regardless of the manufacturer, have these features. The difference lies in the cooler design and PCB design. Some AIB advertises or highlights the boost clock speed of their graphics card. But at the end of the day, all of them will boost higher thanks to NVIDIA Boost technology. The graphics card only needs sufficient power and enough cooling to keep the GPU’s temperature at bay.

Below is a summary list of all the best RTX 3090 graphics cards mentioned in this list. It is in alphabetical order. After that, let’s segment them according to their unique features. This way, it would be much easier for you to choose which RTX 3090 is the best for your needs.

The RTX 3090 is not for purely gaming purposes only, and it does not offer the best price to performance amongst the RTX 30 series GPUs. Speaking of performance, it is roughly around 10%-15% faster than the RTX 3080, and around 3% to 5% faster than the RTX 3080 Ti. But if you are coming from an RTX 2080 Ti, the RTX 3090 does offer a substantial performance increase of around 40%-45%. So you might want to avoid the RTX 3090 if you plan to use the GPU for gaming only.

However, for some applications where the 24GB memory is necessary and if you need NVLink support, the RTX 3090 is currently the only graphics card with such features.

A liquid cooler, most of the time, trumps any air cooler. The EVGA RTX 3090 KINGPIN Hybrid Gaming and Aorus GeForce RTX 3090 Extreme WaterForce Edition features a hybrid cooling solution. The core component(s) is cooled by an AIO cooler, while other parts of the graphics card are cooled by an air cooler.

However, they are more expensive compared to air-cooled RTX 3090 cards. Unless you really want a liquid-cooled graphics card, most RTX 3090 with a tri-fan cooling system will offer anywhere from sufficient to excellent cooling performance.

Out of the box, the EVGA RTX 3090 KINGPIN Hybrid Gaming is the fastest out of the box. It has a boost clock speed of 1920MHz, which is higher than most RTX 3090 cards. But this is a liquid-cooled GPU. For air-cooled RTX 3090, the fastest is the Asus ROG Strix RTX 3090 OC Edition, MSI RTX 3090 SUPRIM X, and Aorus RTX 3090 Xtreme graphics cards.

Again, as I mentioned earlier if the graphics card has enough power and the GPU is sufficiently cooled, it will eventually boost higher. My MSI RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X can achieve around ~2,000MHz, which is higher than its boost clock speed, without additional tweaking or manual overclocking.

I think it depends on the user. Some people are okay to spend more on the design, looks, and aesthetics. Meanwhile, others would value the cheaper variant as long as it works properly. Remember, even the liquid-cooled RTX 3090 will not perform significantly better compared to the air-cooled RTX 3090.

It may have an advantage since it has a better cooling solution. But is the little performance improvement worth it for you, considering that you’ll have to spend significantly more? In my opinion, even the NVIDIA RTX 3090 Founders Edition is enough already.

I think for purely gaming purposes only, I would avoid the RTX 3090. I would rather get an RTX 3080 or RTX 3080 Ti depending on my screen resolution. But if you will be using the graphics card other than gaming only, for example, content creation, rendering, and other tasks or workload that would require a higher VRAM, I think it would be worth it.

The RTX 3090 graphics cards listed here are all excellent. I can’t think of any cons, except that are quite expensive. It’s really up to you which one would you prefer and based on your budget.

UPDATE: Now that the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti are available, I recommend that you check out the best GeForce RTX 3090 Ti instead. The RTX 3090 Ti is a bit faster than the RTX 3090, and most of the RTX 3090 Ti are currently selling at MSRP or sometimes even a bit cheaper. Their prices aren’t even that far from the RTX 3090. Some retailers are selling the RTX 3090 at the same price or even more expensive than the faster RTX 3090 Ti. Crazy right? Go ahead and check them out here.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition is one of the best RTX 3090 in the market. In fact, most if not all of the RTX 30 series Founders Edition cards are excellent. Not only that it comes with the “base price”, but it’s also professional-looking, sleek, and clean. The flow-through design is excellent at cooling the GPU and other components. Not to mention, it does have a chunky heatsink and requires 3 PCI slots. As expected from a Founders Edition, it does feel premium on hand.

EVGA’s For The Win graphics cards are some of the best in the market. The GeForce RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra Gaming is another beast of a graphics card, with its high factory overclock settings and iCX3 cooling technology. Its thick heatsink is cooled by three fans and there is ARGB lighting on the front-side portion. There is no denying that EVGA makes some of the best graphics cards in the market. Although, the FTW3 edition is usually on the expensive side since it is EVGA’s top-of-the-line model, aside from KINGPIN Edition.

The ROG series is very popular amongst gamers and enthusiasts. Asus has the ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 Gaming graphics card. And it is available in non-OC, OC, and White editions. There is also a Gundam Edition but that one is a (very) limited edition card. Unless you have a color preference (Black or White), I think even the non-OC variant is an excellent card. There’s only a minimal difference in the boost clock speed. And as I mentioned earlier, it will eventually boost higher if the GPU is running cool.

MSI’s SUPRIM X series is the company’s flagship design. I think it’s similar to EVGA’s FTW3 in a sense. The MSI RTX 3090 SUPRIM X features a beefy cooling solution, with its thick heatsink and TRI FROZR 2S cooling solution. You can check out our review of the RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X here. Although a different GPU, the cooler design and aesthetics are exactly the same. The RTX 3090 SUPRIM X also features a dual-BIOS system, 17-phase VRAM for the GPU, 4-phase for the memory, nice RGB lighting, and generally premium look and feel.

If you are looking for a cheaper SUPRIM X alternative, MSI has the GeForce RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio. It’s not as premium-looking compared to the SUPRIM X variant but it still features an excellent cooling solution with its Tri Frozr 2 cooling system. The RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio is an all-black graphics card with some RGB lighting accents on the front side corner and RGB lighting strips on the front cooler shroud. Its boost clock speed is slightly lower compared to that SUPIRM X, at 1785MHz, but it can still boost higher if the GPU is cool enough.

I have to admit, I was quite hesitant to add this one to the list of best RTX 3090 cards. But Gigabyte’s Aorus GeForce RTX 3090 Xtreme 24G graphics card is simply a “thicc-boy” graphics card. It’s even thicker than the RTX 3090 Founders Edition, at 70mm thick vs 61mm of the Founders Edition. On the bright side, this is the only graphics card here that has an “LCD Edge View”. It’s an LCD monitor that can display some GPU stats and other cool animation effects. We’ll if you are into flare and showing off, this could be a nice RTX 3090 graphics card for you.

Not a fan of RGB lighting? Don’t worry! There are RTX 3090 graphics cards that don’t have any RGB lighting or have very minimal logo lighting. Not only that these cards don’t have RGB lighting, or minimal lighting (logo only), they are also (usually) cheaper too compared to the cards listed above.

If you want a fast-running, silent operation, low operating temperature RTX 3090, and you mind spending more, these two liquid-cooled RTX 3090 would be your option. Except to get a little bit higher performance from these RTX 3090, especially the RTX 3090 KINGKIN Edition. But this is for people with deep pockets and money no object.

The KINGPIN Edition is EVGA’s flagship graphics card that features an insane PCB layout and circuitry. It’s basically not your ordinary graphics card. The RTX 3090 KINGPIN Hybrid Gaming is, if I am not mistaken, the fastest RTX 3090 in the market. This graphics card features a hybrid cooling solution, with the GPU and other core components being cooled with an Asetek 360 AIO cooler. It features 23-phase VRM, 12-layer PCB, 3 switchable onboard BIOS (normal/OC/LN2 modes), voltage headers, and it even comes with an OLED display.

If you don’t need the over-the-top features on the RTX 3090 KINGPIN Hybrid, and you simply want a water-cooled RTX 3090, Gigabyte has the Aorus GeForce RTX 3090 Xtreme WaterForce 24G. This graphics card is not clocked as fast as EVGA’s. Out of the box, its factory boost clock speed is only 1785MHz. But since it is water-cooled, the GPU will run cooler, and thus it will boost higher and longer thanks to its lower temps.

The Aorus RTX 3090 Xtreme Waterforce features RGB lighting, both on the card and on the radiator’s fans. Speaking of the radiator, its size is 240mm with two 120mm RGB fans. The entire graphics card is water-cooled, thanks to its large copper base plate. It also has 6 display outputs, three DisplayPort 1.4a, two HDMI 2.1, and one HDMI 2.0.

Surprisingly, the Aorus RTX 3090 Xtreme Waterforce graphics card is not as expensive compared to the other RTX 3090 cards listed here, even the air-cooled ones.

And that’s about it. Which do you think is the best RTX 3090 graphics card for your use case? If you think the GeForce RTX 3090 is too expensive, well that’s because it is. Again, this isn’t a value-oriented product. If your purpose is primarily gaming, I recommend you check out the best RTX 3080 Ti or best RTX 3080 graphics cards instead.

On the AMD side, the current flagship is the Radeon RX 6900 XT. Its performance is comparable to an RTX 3080 to RTX 3080 Ti, depending on the game title. However, NVIDIA’s GPUs are still better when it comes to ray tracing and video encoding.

NVIDIA"s flagship GeForce RTX 3090 is already boss, and that was before Galax kicked things up a notch by slapping an LCD display and crown on top of the thing. But hey, why stop there? For spits and giggles, someone thought to flash the card with a 1,000W BIOS, without swapping the custom three-fan air cooler for a liquid or LN2 solution. So, how did it go?

Let"s talk about the card. The Galax GeForce RTX 3090 Hall of Fame (HOF) is a limited edition part with a premium price tag (even more premium than the RTX 3090 itself, if you can even find one in stock). It sports a custom 12-layer white PCB with top shelf components, and comes out of the gate with a factory overclock. When it came out, the card promptly set 16 world records (albeit with extreme cooling and aggressive end-user overclocks).