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Episode 312
Approaching the true value of a “Fierce Huge GPU” with 10,000+ CUDA Cores
The “GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition” toiletry bag and contents. Unfortunately, there is no official distribution in Japan, so if you wish, you must use the individual import or the parallel importer.
At 10:00 p.m. on September 24, 2020, NVIDIA lifted the ban on the sale of GPU-equipped video cards to Ampere “GeForce RTX 3090” generation enthusiasts (hereinafter RTX 3090). Just a week ago, the flagship GeForce RTX 3080 (hereinafter RTX 3080) went on sale and became so popular that distribution inventory quickly disappeared. However, there are many people who want to decide which one to buy after seeing the power of the RTX 3090, which has higher specs than the RTX 3080.
As explained in the detailed report of the GeForce RTX 30 series announcement event, the standing position of the RTX 3090 will be a product that will inherit the conventional position of TITAN. And with over 10,000 CUDA cores and 24GB of GDDR6X memory, the RTX 3090 is positioned as a product for gamers and creators looking for the “best”, especially to open the door to the 8K environment.
Like the TITAN RTX of a generation ago, the RTX 3090, which claims to be the best GPU in the world, is a product for enthusiasts who want the best of “cost” to “profitability”. However, even though the amount of VRAM installed is the same at 24GB and the number of CUDA cores has more than doubled, the domestic price I expect is 220,000 yen, tax included. Considering TITAN RTX’s fixed price (320,000 yen), there is no doubt that profitability has definitely improved.
When TITAN RTX was launched, “8K gaming” was almost a joke, but now the GeForce RTX 30 series supports HDMI 2.1, and 8K TVs have also appeared (although still a very expensive alternative …). And finally the door is opening for 8K games, such as “DLSS Ultra” (described later) to handle 8K drawing load, and support on the game side (“Control”, “Watch Dogs: Legion “, etc.). The RTX 3090 is the GPU that should be the “key” to open this door.
After the recent review of the RTX 3080 Founders Editon (hereinafter abbreviated as FE), this time I had a chance to test drive the invaluable RTX 3090 FE. Many may be surprised at the size of the company’s CEO, Jen Sung Huang, holding it with both hands at the announcement event, but the RTX 3090 FE looked and performed better than expected.
This verification was an unprecedented difficult process, with only a few days from product receipt to article launch, but this time I’d like to focus on gaming apps and check out the awesomeness of the RTX 3090 FE.
Overwhelmed by volume, texture, and smell
It’s a good idea, so let’s take a look at the opening ceremony of the RTX 3090 FE. It’s in the same black box as the RTX 3080 FE (reference article: GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition opening ceremony, zooming in on the unique internals), but the whole thing is a bit bigger. The bracket consumes 3 slots, but the GPU cooler itself fits in about 2.7 slots, and care is taken to prevent the cards from touching each other even if they are installed side by side. However, since the overall length is quite long, it seems necessary to ensure that there is sufficient depth within the box when assembling.
As with the RTX 3080 FE, in addition to a paper with a simple instruction manual and warranty rules, a short cable is included that converts 2 8-pin power cables for video cards into Micro-Fit 12-pin. It was there.
I tried to fix the RTX 3090 FE (rear) and RTX 3080 FE (front) prep boxes, but the RTX 3090 FE is great out of the box.
RTX 3090 FE that feels like a jewel, this deep feeling is irresistible
The overall length of the RTX 3090 FE is around 314mm, but it is tall because it has a 110mm caliber fan at the front and rear. The distance from the tip of the edge of the PCI Express card to the top of the card is approximately 137mm (all measured values)
The “dual axial flow” design is the same as the RTX 3080 FE, with two fans positioned at the front and rear of the card, and the fan at the rear (pictured side) drawing in air. But the RTX 3090 is bigger
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