NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti wins 33 of 37 benchmarks, averaging 13.4% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in LTX-Video (distilled), where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti leads by 47% (2.17 vs 3.2 frames/s); the closest fight is Sana 1.6B (6% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniCPM5 2B tok/s | 296.77 | 327.16 | -9% |
| LFM2.5 2.6B tok/s | 314.96 | 355.96 | -12% |
| Granite 4.1 3B tok/s | 227.46 | 249.52 | -9% |
| Nemotron 3 Nano 4B tok/s | 222.39 | 246.46 | -10% |
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 206.67 | 227.54 | -9% |
| DeepSeek Coder 7B Instruct v1.5 tok/s | 164.74 | 183.02 | -10% |
| Llama 3 8B tok/s | 146.34 | 162.78 | -10% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 144.9 | 161.02 | -10% |
| Qwen3 8B tok/s | 137.59 | 156.47 | -12% |
| Nemotron Nano 9B v2 tok/s | 108.86 | 119.4 | -9% |
| Ornith 1.5 9B tok/s | 124.77 | 139.31 | -10% |
| Gemma 4 12B tok/s | 85.77 | 98.18 | -13% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 78.79 | 88.25 | -11% |
| Qwen3 14B tok/s | 81.11 | 92.01 | -12% |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B tok/s | 154.33 | 167.97 | -8% |
| Qwen3.6 27B tok/s | 42.51 | 47.4 | -10% |
| Qwen3.8 27B tok/s | 41.93 | 46.54 | -10% |
| Qwen3 30B A3B tok/s | 202.26 | 226.19 | -11% |
| Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 tok/s | 213.49 | 230.33 | -7% |
| Gemma 4 31B tok/s | 39.2 | 43.49 | -10% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 37.95 | 42.18 | -10% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion 1.5 images/min | 38.24 | 43.77 | -13% |
| SDXL Turbo images/min | 332.99 | 456.11 | -27% |
| Sana 1.6B images/min | 20.6 | 21.84 | -6% |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 7.46 | 8.42 | -11% |
| Playground v2.5 images/min | 4.79 | 5.39 | -11% |
| PixArt-Sigma XL images/min | 10.9 | 11.56 | -6% |
| FLUX.2 klein 4B images/min | 21.26 | 23.68 | -10% |
| Z-Image images/min | 0.63 | 0.7 | -10% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 3.825 | 4.35 | -12% |
| AuraFlow v0.3 images/min | 1.5 | 1.67 | -10% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 2.17 | 3.2 | -32% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0.22 | 0.27 | -19% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is faster on 0 of 4; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti on 4.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | Difference | Cost per run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 8.3 min | 6.3 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 1.31x faster | $0.020 vs $0.024 |
| Full codebase review | 12.7 min | 11.3 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 1.12x faster | $0.030 vs $0.043 |
| 60-second AI short film | 15.2 min | 9.9 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 1.53x faster | $0.036 vs $0.038 |
| Short social clips | 42.4 min | 33.1 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 1.28x faster | $0.101 vs $0.126 |
Renting by the hour, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 finishes 4 of 4 cheaper. The quicker card is not automatically the cheaper way to get the work done.
Cost to rent
| Card | Per hour |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | $0.143 |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | $0.229 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is 1.60x cheaper per hour. Cheapest on-demand rate we see across RunPod and Vast.
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24GB | 24GB |
| Transistors | 28,300M | 28,300M |
| Die size | 628.4 mm² | 628.4 mm² |
| Process node | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| Transistor density | 45 M/mm² | 45 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA102) | Ampere (GA102) |
| Memory bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s | 1008 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,695 MHz | 1,860 MHz |
| TDP | 350 W | 450 W |
| Launch MSRP | $1,499 | $1,999 |
| Release | 2020-09-24 | 2022-03-29 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 33 of 37 benchmarks in our suite with an average 13.4% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 has 24GB VRAM and a 350W TDP, while NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti has 24GB VRAM and a 450W TDP.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti?
- LTX-Video (distilled): NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti leads by roughly 47% (2.17 vs 3.2 frames/s) in our testing.
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