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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition vs GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF

GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF
GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF 24 GB GDDR6X · 2.61 GHz · 450 W Speed index 71/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition and the GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF is 3.6 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF
Speed index
68/100
71/100
FP32
82.58 TFLOPS
85.53 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.52 GHz
2.61 GHz
Memory Size
24 GB GDDR6X
24 GB GDDR6X
Memory bandwidth
1,008 GB/s
1,008 GB/s
TDP
450 W
450 W
Launch Price
1,599 $
1,599 $
1,547 pts
1,547 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
GPU ChipAD102-300-A1AD102-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors128128
Shader1638416384
Render Output Units176176
Texture Units512512
Raytracing Cores128128
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and has 16384 texture shaders and 128 execution units.

GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, which has 16384 shaders and 128 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF
Memory Size24 GB24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR6X
Memory Clock1.313 GHz1.313 GHz
Memory Speed21.0 Gbps21.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth1,008 GB/s1,008 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit384 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition has 24 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 1008 GB/s.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF can access 24 GB GDDR6X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 1008 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF
Base Clock2.235 GHz2.235 GHz
Boost Clock2.520 GHz2.610 GHz+4 %
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition clocks in the base with up to 2.235 GHz. The base frequency of the GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF is 2.235 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF
TDP450 W450 W
Tjunction max90 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power--1 x 16-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition is 450 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the -- connector.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF has a TDP of 450 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 110 mm2 x 112 mm
Fan 2--1 x 92 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)39 dB--
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1DecodeDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF
Length304 mm360 mm
Height137 mm159 mm
Width61 mm77 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots4 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition is 304 mm long, 137 mm high and 61 mm wide.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF is 360 mm long, 159 mm high and 77 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders EditionGALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2022Q4/2022
Launch Price1,599 $1,599 $
Structure size5 nm5 nm
Part-no--49NXM5MD6PHE
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition was released in Q4/2022 at a price of 1,599 $.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF was introduced in Q4/2022 at a price of 1,599 $.

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 GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF +1.8 %

  1. 19,394
  2. 19,740

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF +1.8 %

  1. 43,163
  2. 43,934

Steel Nomad Graphics score GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF +1.8 %

  1. 10,298
  2. 10,482

Port Royal (Raytracing) GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF +1.8 %

  1. 25,761
  2. 26,221

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF +1.8 %

  1. 10,127
  2. 10,308

Solar Bay (Raytracing) GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF +1.8 %

  1. 188,108
  2. 191,468

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) GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF +3.2 %

  1. 93 fps (avg)
  2. 96 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF +3.8 %

  1. 185 fps (avg)
  2. 192 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF +3.6 %

  1. 195 fps (avg)
  2. 202 fps (avg)

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.

3840x2160 (2160p) GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF +3.8 %

  1. 80 fps (avg)
  2. 83 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF +3.5 %

  1. 142 fps (avg)
  2. 147 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF +3.8 %

  1. 184 fps (avg)
  2. 191 fps (avg)

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) GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF +3.8 %

  1. 185 fps (avg)
  2. 192 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF +3.5 %

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. 207 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF +3.5 %

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. 207 fps (avg)

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 GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF +3.6 %

  1. 322,419
  2. 333,937

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF +3.6 %

  1. 257,476
  2. 266,674

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