NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA Titan RTX, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 wins 7 of 11 benchmarks, averaging 77.6% 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 Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 leads by 148% (16.28 vs 6.56 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 32B (56% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA Titan RTX | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 260.54 | 158.13 | +65% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 171.29 | 107.39 | +60% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 95.12 | 59.75 | +59% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 44.28 | 28.36 | +56% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 16.28 | 6.56 | +148% |
| 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 | 4.7 | 0 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0.43 | 0 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is faster on 1 of 1; NVIDIA Titan RTX on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA Titan RTX | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 10.5 min | 16.7 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 1.59x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA Titan RTX | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24GB | 24GB |
| Transistors | 76,300M | 18,600M |
| Die size | 608.5 mm² | 754 mm² |
| Transistor density | 125.4 M/mm² | 24.7 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Turing (TU102) |
| Memory bandwidth | 1008 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,520 MHz | 1,770 MHz |
| TDP | 450 W | 280 W |
| Launch MSRP | $1,599 | $2,499 |
| Release | 2022-10-12 | 2018-12-18 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 or NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 7 of 11 benchmarks in our suite with an average 77.6% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 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 4090 and NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 leads by roughly 148% (16.28 vs 6.56 images/min) in our testing.
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