GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro
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Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro has 16384 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.58 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 84.55 TFLOPS.
The Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.56 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 7.19 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ada Lovelace architecture, which has 128 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units. |
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| GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro | GPU | Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
| AD102-300-A1 | GPU Chip | Polaris 30 XT |
| Ada Lovelace | Architecture | GCN 4 |
| 128 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 36 |
| 16384 | Shader | 2304 |
| 176 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 512 | Texture Units | 144 |
| 128 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro is equipped with a 24 GB large GDDR6X graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.313 GHz clocks. The Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition has a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.100GHz. |
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| 24 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6X | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.313 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.100 GHz |
| 21.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.4 Gbps |
| 1008 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 269 GB/s |
| 384 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro has a turbo clock of 2.580 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition is 1.560 GHz. |
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| 2.235 GHz | Base Clock | 1.469 GHz |
| 2.580 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.560 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro has 1 x 16-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 90 °C. The Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C. |
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| 450 W (Reference) | TDP | 225 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 16-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro are cooled with a Air cooling. The Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 120 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 95 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 2x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 2x DP v1.4 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| Addressable LED | LED | Non addressable LED |
Supported Video CodecsThis area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro is 42 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition is 42 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 216 mm | Length | 260 mm |
| 150 mm | Height | 135 mm |
| 42 mm | Width | 43 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 5 nanometer process, GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro was released in Q2/2023. The Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition published in Q4/2018 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers. |
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| 49NXM5MD7DIO | Part-no | 11289-07 |
| Q2/2023 | Release date | Q4/2018 |
| 1,599 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 299 $ |
| 5 nm | Structure size | 14 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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Benchmark results
3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score
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GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro
24 GB GDDR6X |
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Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro
24 GB GDDR6X |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro
24 GB GDDR6X |
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Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro
24 GB GDDR6X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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24 GB GDDR6X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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24 GB GDDR6X |
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The Last of Us Part 1
The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.
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24 GB GDDR6X |
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24 GB GDDR6X |
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24 GB GDDR6X |
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Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro
24 GB GDDR6X |
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Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition
8 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro
24 GB GDDR6X |
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Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition
8 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro
24 GB GDDR6X |
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Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
Geekbench 6 - OpenCL
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GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro
24 GB GDDR6X |
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Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro
24 GB GDDR6X |
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Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 Hydro
24 GB GDDR6X |
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Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8GB AMD 50 Gold Edition
8 GB GDDR5 |
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