Is the 4090 safe?

Nvidia's newest flagship GPU, the RTX 4090, is allegedly the victim of a fatal flaw found within its 16-pin power adapter. To date, 23 confirmed cases (and 6 more unconfirmed) have been recorded in a Reddit mega thread (opens in new tab), with more reports landing regularly.

Does the 4090 have problems?

The general consensus — echoed by Nvidia itself — was that the issue stems from the cable not being properly seated. The RTX 4090 itself is massive, as is the 16-pin power connector. As a result, some builders had to bend their connectors in order to install the GPU, and this caused the connection to be faulty.

Is RTX 4090 reliable?

GamesRadar+ Verdict. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 is unarguably the best graphics card ever made for the consumer market, but at $1,600 and so powerful that the rest of your PC might not be able to keep up, this really is for those who have a high-end rig to put it in.

Is the 4090 worse than the 3090?

Benchmarks show that the RTX 4090 performs about 60-70% better than the RTX 3090 at 4K resolution on average. Crucially, this is about the same as the difference in price between the two cards.

Is RTX 4090 worth buying?

If budget is of no concern and you want flagship performance for high refresh rate 4K gaming, or very high refresh rate 1440p gaming, then the 4090 is your only option. However, if you're fine with 144Hz 1440p gaming or 100fps 4K gaming, the 4080 is a better offering.

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Is the 4090 overkill?

Again, if you're using a 1080p monitor — even one with an extreme refresh rate — the RTX 4090 will almost certainly be overkill.

Is the 4090 overpriced?

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition

Yes, the price is high, but it's not gougingly overpriced given its performance; it's just suffering from the business-as-usual, taking-advantage-of-FOMO markup.

What is the failure rate of 4090?

GN has now published its findings regarding the failing RTX 4090 power connectors. According to GN, the failure rate of the 12VHPWR power connectors is quite small as it only lies between 0.05-0.1%.

Should i get 4090 or 3090ti?

4K Benchmarks

On average, the 4090 performs about 60% better than the 3090 Ti at 4K. The 3090 Ti should still net over 100fps in most modern games on max settings at 4K resolution, but in the most demanding games it will struggle to hit 100fps and even 60fps in the most extreme cases.

Which 4090 should you buy?

The best value RTX 4090 is NVIDIA's own reference model, the 4090 Founders Edition (FE). Because it sells at MSRP and holds its own against its more expensive competitors, the Founders card offers impressive performance for the price.

What is the disadvantage of RTX 4090?

One of the few drawbacks of the RTX 4090 graphics card is that it has a TDP of 450 Watts which is 100 Watts higher than most other previous-gen cards including the RTX 3090 which operates at 350 Watts TDP.

Is the 4090 bottlenecked?

RTX 4090 is bottlenecked in most games at 1080p even with 13900k and even at 1440p. There is nothing wrong with your CPU, the game is just very CPU heavy so it's also an engine limitation.

Is a 4090 overkill for 1080p?

Dont buy a 4090 if you are playing at 1080p, its a 4k Gaming card. 4090 pretty much matches the 3090ti in quite a few game at 1080p, with some exceptions. Its kinda just not able to use its hardware to its limit like it is able to at 4k. Even 1440p it can have some slight issues, but its a bit better.

Will my 4090 catch fire?

It caught fire. It appears that there might be a problem with the 16-pin connector that powers the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090. According to a Redditor who owns the card, their GPU actually went up in flames, and parts of it have melted as a result.

How many 4090s have melted?

The gist is that Nvidia is aware of 50 instances of cables melting, which works out to a 0.04 percent failure rate based on discussions Gamers Nexus has had with Nvidia's partners. According to Nvidia, the adapter can melt when it's not fully plugged into the GPU.

Does the 4090 overheat?

All we really know is that some Nvidia RTX 4090 power connectors overheat and that most are more than likely going to be fine.

Is the 4090 better than the 4080?

Thanks to the wider 384-bit bus, the RTX 4090 can push as much as 1,008 GB/s in speed across 24GB of memory while the RTX 4080 with its much tamer 256bit bus pushes as much as 716.8 GB/s in memory speed across 16GB, both of which are sufficient for their respective GPU's needs.

Is 4090 good for gaming?

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4090 (available at Amazon) is a beast. Coupled with the company's new and improved resolution upscaling technology, DLSS, gaming has never seen such speeds. We now have a proper GPU that can fully realize the dream of playing ray traced games at max graphics in 4K.

Why is RTX 4090 good?

The RTX 4090 delivers on the technological and performance fronts, easily besting previous generation offerings. With major enhancements to all the core hardware and significantly higher clock speeds, plus forward looking tech like DLSS 3, the new bar has been set very high — with an equally high price tag.

Why does RTX 4090 burn?

The GeForce RTX 4090 has been plagued by defective 12VHPWR power connectors, causing thermal damage to the plug and the card. The 16-pin power connector comes directly from NVIDIA, so it's the officially approved design, yet we see the same result.

How many people bought 4090?

According to Wccftech and Chi11eddog, the RTX 4090 has sold 130K units already, 5K more since yesterday's report from GamerNexus. That is indeed an impressive number for such an expensive graphics card, but it also reveals one problem, which is a lack of competition from other companies and NVIDIA itself.

How much faster is 4090 than 4080?

(The stuff dreams are made of!) Looking at Cyberpunk 2077, we can go from 42.3 frames at 4K with ray tracing, to a whopping 83.9 with DLSS on the RTX 4090—and that's not even with DLSS 3 Frame Gen on, which sent performance skyrocketing to 138fps in our testing. The RTX 4080 brings its 29.1fps to 47.9fps.

How much will 4090 sell for?

How much is the RTX 4090? The RTX 4090 is priced at an MSRP of $1599.

Which 4090 is the most powerful?

Asus ROG Strix 4090 OC

It is easily the most powerful 4090 out there, clocking at a stable 3120 Mhz in our own tests.

Is the 4090 the most powerful GPU?

The GeForce RTX 4090 is the fastest GPU NVIDIA has as of today. It offers a massive improvement over its predecessor, the RTX 3090 and RTX 3090 Ti. It provides better traditional rasterization, ray tracing, and DLSS performance. It's also more power efficient and has a new DLSS 3 frame generation technology feature.