NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs NVIDIA Titan RTX, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti wins 7 of 11 benchmarks, averaging 43.7% faster.
NVIDIA Titan RTX's numbers are anchored estimates calibrated against our measured cards, pending first-party measurement. Treat small gaps as ties.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Llama 3.1 8B, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti leads by 50% (161.02 vs 107.39 tok/s); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (28% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA Titan RTX | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 227.54 | 158.13 | +44% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 161.02 | 107.39 | +50% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 88.25 | 59.75 | +48% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 42.18 | 28.36 | +49% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 8.42 | 6.56 | +28% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 3.2 | 0 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0.27 | 0 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is faster on 1 of 1; NVIDIA Titan RTX on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA Titan RTX | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 11.3 min | 16.7 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 1.48x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA Titan RTX | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24GB | 24GB |
| Transistors | 28,300M | 18,600M |
| Die size | 628.4 mm² | 754 mm² |
| Transistor density | 45 M/mm² | 24.7 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA102) | Turing (TU102) |
| Memory bandwidth | 1008 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,860 MHz | 1,770 MHz |
| TDP | 450 W | 280 W |
| Launch MSRP | $1,999 | $2,499 |
| Release | 2022-03-29 | 2018-12-18 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti or NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 7 of 11 benchmarks in our suite with an average 43.7% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti and NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti has 24GB VRAM and a 450W TDP, while NVIDIA Titan RTX has 24GB VRAM and a 280W TDP.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti and NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- Llama 3.1 8B: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti leads by roughly 50% (161.02 vs 107.39 tok/s) in our testing.
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