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RTX 3090 Ti vs RTX 4090

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Best sourced output tok/s per model (single-stream generation) — engine and version, quantization, context and a source link on every row. Hover a value for the quant.

Sourced data on this pair is thin — most of the board is still partial. Submit your own run and help fill the matrix: one prompt, three steps, no downloads.
RTX 3090 Ti1 sourced run · best 97.0 tok/s
RTX 40902 verified runs · best 141.2 tok/s

Specs and evidence

RTX 3090 TiRTX 4090
VRAM24 GB24 GB
Sourced runs on the board12
Models measured11
Best output tok/s97.0 tok/s141.2 tok/s
Highest measured peak VRAM17.3 GB—
Street price (latest snapshot)——

Sourced rows only. Peak VRAM is recorded by the person who ran the benchmark, so it is a floor for what the card can hold, not a specification. Price snapshots.

Head-to-head

Only one model has been measured on both cards (Qwen3.8-27B). On that single data point RTX 3090 Ti records 97.0 tok/s and RTX 4090 records 141.2 tok/s — treat it as one data point, not a ranking.

The measured matrix

ModelRTX 3090 TiRTX 4090
Qwen3.8-27B97.0 IQ4_XS141.2 int4 (output head only)

Head-to-head (models tested on both): RTX 3090 Ti 0 · RTX 4090 1 · tied 0 · data as of Oct 30, 2026. Full rules: methodology.

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