GPU Showdown

TITAN RTXvsGeForce RTX 4090

The GeForce RTX 4090 is the modern flagship for gamers and creators who demand the absolute fastest performance, while the TITAN RTX is a previous-generation professional card built for stable workstation tasks and large datasets.

NVIDIA TITAN RTX
24 GB · 280W
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB · 450W
NVIDIA

TITAN RTX

Turing · TSMC 12 nm · 2018

48score
3.5/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
24 GB
TDP
280W
CUDA Cores
4,608
Boost Clock
1770 MHz

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NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 4090

Ada Lovelace · TSMC 5 nm · 2022

92score
3.8/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
24 GB
TDP
450W
Shaders
16,384
Boost Clock
2520 MHz

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Aggregate Performance

Overall Performance Score

A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest consumer GPU available.

TITAN RTX
48
RTX 4090Winner
92
RTX 4090 leads by 91.7% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#2RTX 509094
#3RTX 409092
#4RTX 508086
#44RX 9060 XT 16 GB48
#45TITAN RTX48
#46RX 9060 XT 8 GB48
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.

SpecsTITAN RTXRTX 4090
General
ArchitectureTuringAda Lovelace
Process Node12 nm5 nm
Memory
VRAM24 GB24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6X
Memory Bus384-bit384-bit
Bandwidth672 GB/s1010 GB/s
Compute
CUDA Cores4,60816,384
TMUs288512
ROPs96176
Boost Clock1770 MHz2520 MHz
FP3216.31 TF82.58 TF
Power
TDP280450
Power Connectors2x 8-pin1x 16-pin
Display
Max Resolution7680×43207680×4320
Display Outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The GeForce RTX 4090 wins overall for anyone needing top-tier graphics performance.

Best value

The GeForce RTX 4090 is the smarter pick for budget buyers, offering far more speed for a similar memory size.

When the other wins

The TITAN RTX is the right choice if you need a cooler, lower-power card for a compact system or legacy workflow compatibility.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the TITAN RTX better than the RTX 4090?

Overall the RTX 4090 is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (92 vs 48 out of 100), so it leads the TITAN RTX in most workloads.

How much faster is the RTX 4090 than the TITAN RTX?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 4090 is roughly 92% faster than the TITAN RTX overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

Which should you buy, the TITAN RTX or the RTX 4090?

If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 4090. If the TITAN RTX is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.