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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090: specs, benchmarks and comparison

  • 24 GB GDDR6X
  • 350 W
  • PSU 750 W+
Manufacturer site
Illustration, not a product photo
Render rank (OptiX)
17 of 67
among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 36% of the leader
Launch price
$1,499
MSRP, US
Release
September 24, 2020
Power supply
750 W+
manufacturer recommendation

Performance

Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, bmw27 (CUDA)

16.92 s

lower is better

Rank 1 of 31 tested on CUDA100% of the leader
17
0100200300
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 3090 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1GeForce RTX 309017
  2. 2GeForce RTX 3080 Ti17
  3. 3GeForce RTX 308020
  4. 4GeForce RTX 3070 Ti25
  5. 5GeForce RTX 307027

Median of 279 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (4)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.9218.49 s1 of 19
Blender Benchmark 2.91.218.5 s1 of 9
Blender Benchmark 2.90.120.55 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.9021.54 s1 of 27

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, bmw27 (OPTIX)

9.31 s

lower is better

Rank 1 of 20 tested on OptiX100% of the leader
9
050100150
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 3090 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1GeForce RTX 30909
  2. 2GeForce RTX 3080 Ti10
  3. 3GeForce RTX 308011
  4. 4GeForce RTX 3070 Ti15
  5. 5GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU16

Median of 244 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (4)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.929.07 s2 of 12
Blender Benchmark 2.91.29.22 s1 of 4
Blender Benchmark 2.90.18.88 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.908.95 s1 of 17

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, classroom (CUDA)

79.51 s

lower is better

Rank 1 of 26 tested on CUDA100% of the leader
80
0200400600800
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 3090 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1GeForce RTX 309080
  2. 2GeForce RTX 3080 Ti80
  3. 3GeForce RTX 308094
  4. 4GeForce RTX 3070 Ti111
  5. 5GeForce RTX 3070114

Median of 260 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (4)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.9255.51 s1 of 16
Blender Benchmark 2.91.258.78 s1 of 5
Blender Benchmark 2.90.167.39 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.9070.6 s1 of 25

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, classroom (OPTIX)

33.49 s

lower is better

Rank 1 of 14 tested on OptiX100% of the leader
33
050100150200
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 3090 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1GeForce RTX 309033
  2. 2GeForce RTX 3080 Ti34
  3. 3GeForce RTX 308040
  4. 4GeForce RTX 3070 Ti50
  5. 5GeForce RTX 307053

Median of 182 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (4)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.9234.4 s1 of 10
Blender Benchmark 2.91.237.12 s1 of 3
Blender Benchmark 2.90.138.93 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.9035.23 s1 of 15

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, fishy_cat (CUDA)

34.43 s

lower is better

Rank 1 of 21 tested on CUDA100% of the leader
34
0100200300
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 3090 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1GeForce RTX 309034
  2. 2GeForce RTX 3080 Ti35
  3. 3GeForce RTX 308040
  4. 4GeForce RTX 3070 Ti53
  5. 5GeForce RTX 307056

Median of 213 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (4)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.9234.77 s1 of 13
Blender Benchmark 2.91.233.93 s1 of 5
Blender Benchmark 2.90.137.3 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.9039.03 s1 of 22

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, fishy_cat (OPTIX)

17.93 s

lower is better

Rank 1 of 13 tested on OptiX100% of the leader
18
020406080
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 3090 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1GeForce RTX 309018
  2. 2GeForce RTX 3080 Ti18
  3. 3GeForce RTX 308022
  4. 4GeForce RTX 3070 Ti30
  5. 5GeForce RTX 307033

Median of 141 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (4)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.9218.35 s1 of 9
Blender Benchmark 2.91.216.68 s1 of 3
Blender Benchmark 2.90.116.79 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.9016.52 s1 of 13

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, koro (CUDA)

54.57 s

lower is better

Rank 1 of 20 tested on CUDA100% of the leader
55
0200400600
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 3090 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1GeForce RTX 309055
  2. 2GeForce RTX 3080 Ti56
  3. 3GeForce RTX 308065
  4. 4GeForce RTX 3070 Ti88
  5. 5GeForce RTX 307093

Median of 216 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (4)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.9258.04 s1 of 12
Blender Benchmark 2.91.257.49 s1 of 5
Blender Benchmark 2.90.157.54 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.9057.95 s1 of 22

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, koro (OPTIX)

37.95 s

lower is better

Rank 1 of 13 tested on OptiX100% of the leader
38
050100150200
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 3090 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1GeForce RTX 309038
  2. 2GeForce RTX 3080 Ti39
  3. 3GeForce RTX 308045
  4. 4GeForce RTX 3070 Ti63
  5. 5GeForce RTX 2080 Ti63

Median of 143 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (4)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.9257.13 s2 of 10
Blender Benchmark 2.91.236.35 s1 of 3
Blender Benchmark 2.90.137.08 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.9036.48 s1 of 13

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, pavillon_barcelona (CUDA)

99.33 s

lower is better

Rank 1 of 21 tested on CUDA100% of the leader
99
0200400600800
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 3090 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1GeForce RTX 309099
  2. 2GeForce RTX 3080 Ti101
  3. 3GeForce RTX 3080119
  4. 4GeForce RTX 3070 Ti149
  5. 5GeForce RTX 3070154

Median of 215 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (4)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92109.26 s1 of 12
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2108.52 s1 of 4
Blender Benchmark 2.90.1108.8 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.90119.61 s1 of 23

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, pavillon_barcelona (OPTIX)

45.09 s

lower is better

Rank 1 of 13 tested on OptiX100% of the leader
45
0100200300
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 3090 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1GeForce RTX 309045
  2. 2GeForce RTX 3080 Ti46
  3. 3GeForce RTX 308054
  4. 4GeForce RTX 3070 Ti68
  5. 5GeForce RTX 307074

Median of 145 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (4)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.9245.05 s1 of 9
Blender Benchmark 2.91.246.94 s1 of 3
Blender Benchmark 2.90.146.55 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.9045.35 s1 of 13

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, victor (CUDA)

138.75 s

lower is better

Rank 1 of 19 tested on CUDA100% of the leader
139
02505007501,000
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 3090 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1GeForce RTX 3090139
  2. 2GeForce RTX 3080 Ti141
  3. 3GeForce RTX 3080166
  4. 4GeForce RTX 3070 Ti215
  5. 5GeForce RTX 3070226

Median of 217 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (4)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92178.26 s1 of 12
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2124.25 s1 of 4
Blender Benchmark 2.90.1148.72 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.90159.13 s1 of 20

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, victor (OPTIX)

60.44 s

lower is better

Rank 1 of 13 tested on OptiX100% of the leader
60
0100200300
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 3090 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1GeForce RTX 309060
  2. 2GeForce RTX 3080 Ti61
  3. 3GeForce RTX 308072
  4. 4GeForce RTX 3070 Ti93
  5. 5GeForce RTX 3070102

Median of 144 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (4)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.9262.54 s1 of 8
Blender Benchmark 2.91.253.95 s1 of 3
Blender Benchmark 2.90.157.67 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.9052.76 s1 of 13

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 3.4.0

GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (CUDA)

3,798 samples/min

higher is better

Median of 22 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (12)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 4.5.03,798 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.3.03,731 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.2.03,699 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.1.03,736 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.0.03,725 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.6.04,061 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.5.03,864 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.3.03,730 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.2.13,448 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.2.03,138 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.1.03,418 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.0.13,697 samples/min · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 4.5.0

GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX)

5,424 samples/min

higher is better

Rank 17 of 67 tested on OptiX36% of the leader
5,424
05,00010,00015,000
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 3090 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 15GeForce RTX 3090 Ti5,612
  2. 16GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU5,435
  3. 17GeForce RTX 30905,424
  4. 18GeForce RTX 3080 Ti5,344
  5. 19GeForce RTX 40705,226

Median of 596 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (19)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 5.3.05,144 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 5.2.05,094 samples/min15 of 48
Blender Benchmark 5.1.15,253 samples/min14 of 46
Blender Benchmark 5.1.05,266 samples/min11 of 25
Blender Benchmark 5.0.04,876 samples/min8 of 11
Blender Benchmark 4.4.05,333 samples/min16 of 59
Blender Benchmark 4.3.05,348 samples/min13 of 50
Blender Benchmark 4.2.05,355 samples/min10 of 47
Blender Benchmark 4.1.05,536 samples/min9 of 45
Blender Benchmark 4.0.05,536 samples/min9 of 47
Blender Benchmark 3.6.06,306 samples/min10 of 49
Blender Benchmark 3.5.06,297 samples/min7 of 41
Blender Benchmark 3.4.06,015 samples/min7 of 43
Blender Benchmark 3.3.06,018 samples/min5 of 37
Blender Benchmark 3.2.15,626 samples/min3 of 30
Blender Benchmark 3.2.06,566 samples/min1 of 9
Blender Benchmark 3.1.25,827 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.1.06,560 samples/min1 of 38
Blender Benchmark 3.0.15,842 samples/min1 of 9

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Specifications

Reference values for the chip. Clocks, length and connectors depend on the card model.

Chip

Architecture
Ampere
Shader units
10,496 (CUDA cores)

Clocks

Base clock
1,400 MHz
Boost clock
1,700 MHz

Memory

Video memory
24 GB
Memory type
GDDR6X
Memory bus
384 bit

Power and dimensions

Board power
350 W (board power)
Recommended PSU
750 W
Length (reference / Founders Edition)
313 mm
Thickness (slots)
3
Power connectors (reference)
2x 8-pin (adapter to 1x 12-pin included) — FE

Checked against the manufacturer’s official page on 2026-11-08. Fields missing from the page are left empty (unknown).

Specifications: NVIDIA, checked November 8, 2026. Release date and launch price: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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