UHD Graphics vs GeForce RTX 3090

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3090 and UHD Graphics, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3090
2020
24 GB GDDR6X, 350 Watt
69.28
+1144%

RTX 3090 outperforms UHD Graphics by a whopping 1144% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking23598
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.88no data
Power efficiency13.7138.57
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameGA102Jasper Lake GT1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 September 2020 (4 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores10496256
Core clock speed1395 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed1695 MHz750 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm10 nm+
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate556.012.00
Floating-point processing power35.58 TFLOPS0.384 TFLOPS
ROPs1128
TMUs32816
Tensor Cores328no data
Ray Tracing Cores82no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16Ring Bus
Length336 mmno data
Width3-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pinno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6XSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amount24 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width384 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1219 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth936.2 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.21.2
CUDA8.5-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3090 69.28
+1144%
UHD Graphics 5.57

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 3090 26732
+1143%
UHD Graphics 2151

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD203
+1169%
16−18
−1169%
1440p134
+1240%
10−12
−1240%
4K89
+1171%
7−8
−1171%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.38no data
1440p11.19no data
4K16.84no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 207
+1194%
16−18
−1194%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 159
+1225%
12−14
−1225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 114
+1167%
9−10
−1167%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+1288%
16−18
−1288%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+1222%
9−10
−1222%
Cyberpunk 2077 176
+1157%
14−16
−1157%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+1200%
9−10
−1200%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+1308%
12−14
−1308%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+1222%
18−20
−1222%
Hitman 3 117
+1200%
9−10
−1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+1306%
18−20
−1306%
Metro Exodus 144
+1340%
10−11
−1340%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130
+1200%
10−11
−1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 290−300
+1290%
21−24
−1290%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200
+1150%
16−18
−1150%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 247
+1272%
18−20
−1272%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 105
+1213%
8−9
−1213%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+1288%
16−18
−1288%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+1222%
9−10
−1222%
Cyberpunk 2077 151
+1158%
12−14
−1158%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+1200%
9−10
−1200%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+1308%
12−14
−1308%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+1222%
18−20
−1222%
Hitman 3 117
+1200%
9−10
−1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+1306%
18−20
−1306%
Metro Exodus 144
+1340%
10−11
−1340%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+1256%
9−10
−1256%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 402
+1240%
30−33
−1240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+1390%
10−11
−1390%
Watch Dogs: Legion 199
+1321%
14−16
−1321%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 108
+1250%
8−9
−1250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 91
+1200%
7−8
−1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+1222%
9−10
−1222%
Cyberpunk 2077 134
+1240%
10−11
−1240%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+1200%
9−10
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 217
+1256%
16−18
−1256%
Hitman 3 116
+1189%
9−10
−1189%
Horizon Zero Dawn 295
+1305%
21−24
−1305%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 351
+1200%
27−30
−1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
+1193%
14−16
−1193%
Watch Dogs: Legion 107
+1238%
8−9
−1238%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 129
+1190%
10−11
−1190%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+1275%
12−14
−1275%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+1275%
8−9
−1275%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 93
+1229%
7−8
−1229%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+1217%
6−7
−1217%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+1250%
6−7
−1250%
Cyberpunk 2077 93
+1229%
7−8
−1229%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+1250%
6−7
−1250%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+1190%
21−24
−1190%
Hitman 3 115
+1178%
9−10
−1178%
Horizon Zero Dawn 233
+1194%
18−20
−1194%
Metro Exodus 139
+1290%
10−11
−1290%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 266
+1167%
21−24
−1167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
+1167%
12−14
−1167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 203
+1169%
16−18
−1169%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 127
+1170%
10−11
−1170%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+1350%
6−7
−1350%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+1280%
5−6
−1280%
Hitman 3 83
+1283%
6−7
−1283%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+1156%
18−20
−1156%
Metro Exodus 141
+1310%
10−11
−1310%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 153
+1175%
12−14
−1175%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70
+1300%
5−6
−1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 57
+1325%
4−5
−1325%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+1175%
4−5
−1175%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+1150%
4−5
−1150%
Forza Horizon 4 153
+1175%
12−14
−1175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 159
+1225%
12−14
−1225%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60
+1400%
4−5
−1400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 111
+1288%
8−9
−1288%

This is how RTX 3090 and UHD Graphics compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 is 1169% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 is 1240% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 is 1171% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 69.28 5.57
Recency 1 September 2020 11 January 2021
Chip lithography 8 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 10 Watt

RTX 3090 has a 1143.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

UHD Graphics, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 3400% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3090 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics in performance tests.


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