GeForce RTX 3090 vs P106-090

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared P106-090 with GeForce RTX 3090, including specs and performance data.

P106-090
2017
3 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
6.08

RTX 3090 outperforms P106-090 by a whopping 1041% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking58324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data14.92
Power efficiency5.5613.58
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP106GA102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date31 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores76810496
Core clock speed1354 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed1531 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate73.49556.0
Floating-point processing power2.352 TFLOPS35.58 TFLOPS
ROPs48112
TMUs48328
Tensor Coresno data328
Ray Tracing Coresno data82

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 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length250 mm336 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount3 GB24 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz1219 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s936.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA6.18.5

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.

P106-090 6.08
RTX 3090 69.35
+1041%

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.

P106-090 2342
RTX 3090 26721
+1041%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

P106-090 21189
RTX 3090 191323
+803%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

P106-090 19540
RTX 3090 178421
+813%

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 HD16−18
−1138%
198
+1138%
1440p10−12
−1190%
129
+1190%
4K7−8
−1129%
86
+1129%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data7.57
1440pno data11.62
4Kno data17.43

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 207
+0%
207
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 159
+0%
159
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 114
+0%
114
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 176
+0%
176
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 117
+0%
117
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130
+0%
130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200
+0%
200
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 247
+0%
247
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 105
+0%
105
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 151
+0%
151
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 117
+0%
117
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 402
+0%
402
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 199
+0%
199
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 108
+0%
108
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 91
+0%
91
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 134
+0%
134
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 217
+0%
217
+0%
Hitman 3 116
+0%
116
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 295
+0%
295
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 351
+0%
351
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
+0%
181
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 107
+0%
107
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 129
+0%
129
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 93
+0%
93
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+0%
79
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 93
+0%
93
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 115
+0%
115
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 233
+0%
233
+0%
Metro Exodus 139
+0%
139
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 266
+0%
266
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
+0%
152
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 203
+0%
203
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 127
+0%
127
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 83
+0%
83
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 141
+0%
141
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 153
+0%
153
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70
+0%
70
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 57
+0%
57
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
+0%
46
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 153
+0%
153
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 159
+0%
159
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60
+0%
60
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 111
+0%
111
+0%

This is how P106-090 and RTX 3090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 is 1138% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 is 1190% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 is 1129% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.08 69.35
Recency 31 July 2017 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 350 Watt

P106-090 has 366.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3090, on the other hand, has a 1040.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 is our recommended choice as it beats the P106-090 in performance tests.

Be aware that P106-090 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3090 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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