is four times the pixels of 4K and sixteen times that of 1080p, which is an enormous performance and memory demand on any GPU. The width of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition is -- and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

And let me already spill the beans; this card is once again Quiet and achieved some fantastic scores. The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.We did a special round of testing at the maximum power limit in our RTX 3090 STRIX OC review to see what additional performance can be gained. The fin structure geometry has been optimized to provide even flow distribution with minimal losses and optimal performances even when used in reversed water flow scenarios. Both cold plates of this GPU water block and active backplate set is CNC-machined out of high-quality, pure electrolytic copper which is then nickel-plated, while its top is CNC-machined out of glass-like cast acrylic.

To fulfill the power demands of the GeForce RTX 3090, three 8-pin power connectors are present, along with an onboard circuit that monitors PSU rail voltage.Top-shelf capacitors, chokes, and MOSFETs are selected to effortlessly deliver hundreds of watts at a millisecond's notice.

The Asus ROG Strix 3090 OC is very well built and quiet, runs games blazingly fast and no other gpu can currently touch it for rasterisation performance - like or loathe Nvidia, it is the best card available. And it is one big GPU die and product overall alright, the 3090's GA102-300-A1 GPU is armed with 10. Interestingly, the fans are also working harder, averaging a pretty audible 2118RPM, which hints at a less effective cooler here on the ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC Edition versus the TUF Gaming cards.GeForce RTX 3000 Series GPUs also feature several world firsts: they’re the first gaming-class graphics cards with up to 24GB of new, blazing-fast GDDR6X VRAM; they’re the first GPUs with HDMI 2. And as with previous generations, we’ve also increased performance per watt, getting gamers even higher frame rates.

Compared to the previous-gen SM on the Turing-architecture GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, the new SMs offer 2x FP32 throughput for superior performance. A new addressable RGB element can be customized with Armoury Crate to create a uniform look along with other ROG components. It includes an EK-Quantum Vector ² Strix/TUF RTX 3090 Ti D-RGB - Nickel + Plexi water block, EK-Quantum Vector ² Strix/TUF RTX 3090 Ti ABP - D-RGB - Nickel + Plexi, and the EK-Quantum Vector ² Strix/TUF RTX 3090 Ti ABP Side Cover - Black along with the mounting gear and necessary TIM. Despite the higher power draw and thermals, the clocks are just marginally higher, averaging the same 1850MHz as the TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 card, but with peaks of up to 1980MHz, which is 75MHz higher than reference.Chassis fans can be directly attached to the GPU and tuned with a curve that is based on CPU or GPU temperature, providing extra intake or exhaust for demanding 3D tasks. In addition, they create various contours, which give the Aurora GPX-N RTX 3080/3090 Eisblock cooler its very own unique identity. Once again, there’s no reason to get the ROG Strix GeForce RTX 30 series, unless you really like the aesthetics of the card, or you just want to get a matching graphics card to go with the rest of your ROG setup.