90
Bill Thomas MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio
TechRadar
“The MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio knocks the Founders Edition of its pedestal with stronger performance and more potential for overclocking.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Extreme 3090 performance
- Lower price than Founders Edition
- Reasonably cool and quiet
- Fastest current graphics card
- 8K DLSS potential
- Good cooling and minimal noise
Points of Contention
- High power consumption
- Generic design
- Massive cooler incompatible small builds
- Lacks Titan features
Professional Reviews
7 reviews from 5 critics80 Jarred Walton 2 reviews · avg Tom's Hardware “Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition takes the crown as the fastest GPU around, but at twice the price of an RTX 3080.”
Jarred Walton 2 reviews · avg
Tom's Hardware
“Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition takes the crown as the fastest GPU around, but at twice the price of an RTX 3080.”
All 2 Jarred Walton reviews, aggregated above
80
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition
“Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition takes the crown as the fastest GPU around, but at twice the price of an RTX 3080.”
70
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 Eagle
Gigabyte Geforce RTX 3090 Eagle “Ultimately, the Gigabyte RTX 3090 Eagle is a fine card for the professional market. It's just not clearly better (or even equal to) the 3090 Founders Edition.”
80
Michael Justin Allen Sexton
PCMag
“If you want one of the fastest graphics cards in the world and cost is secondary, Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition is a fine choice. But if money matters at all, other GeForce RTX GPUs are superior values.”
80 Brad Chacos 2 reviews · avg PCWorld “The extravagant GeForce RTX 3090 is a poor value for pure gamers, but a stunning value for creators who can use its massive 24GB of memory.”
Brad Chacos 2 reviews · avg
PCWorld
“The extravagant GeForce RTX 3090 is a poor value for pure gamers, but a stunning value for creators who can use its massive 24GB of memory.”
All 2 Brad Chacos reviews, aggregated above
80
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition
“The extravagant GeForce RTX 3090 is a poor value for pure gamers, but a stunning value for creators who can use its massive 24GB of memory.”
80
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio “It’s a great card, but Nvidia’s Founders Edition is cooler, quieter, and cheaper.”
80
Chris Coke
IGN
“The RTX 3090 is a Titan by another name, and for $1000 less than last generation’s Titan RTX ($2499).”
