Test Setup
Please read the information on our GPU testing procedures and methodology here. Note that our GPU Testing Bench has been upgraded to the AMD AM5 platform and a Ryzen 9 7900X CPU with DDR5 is being used.
System Setup
We are using the motherboard’s current default BIOS settings on the latest release BIOS. Note that a BIOS was released for this motherboard that specifically improved compatibility with GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards. That BIOS update was 0614, and we have an even newer version installed above that, 0703 Beta BIOS which also updates AGESA to ComboAM5PI 1.0.0.3 Patch A.
We have enabled PCI-Express Resizable BAR in the motherboard BIOS. This means we are utilizing Resizable BAR on NVIDIA GPUs and AMD Smart Access Memory on AMD GPUs in all our testing. We have enabled EXPO I in the BIOS for the memory.
We are using a fresh install of Windows 11 Pro with the latest Windows Updates, including the 22H2 Fall 2022 update. We have the latest drivers installed including the latest chipset drivers from AMD. We are using the “Best Performance” power profile in Windows Settings. Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling is ENABLED in Windows. VBS is DISABLED and Game Mode is ENABLED.
Discussion (19 replies)
Join Discussion →They definitely made a good cooker for the card.
Yup, running cool with 450W of power draw. That's an improvement on the previous FE coolers for sure!
SWEET glad you got a review sample!!
Just finished my read through. This is actually VERY nice.
Nice review. Too rich for my blood, and too hungry for my PSU. But still.....
Crazy the FE edition actually has a good cooler this time around.
I'm still happy with my factory overclocked 3090 Ti w/ AIO that has just a bit more OC headroom to boot but if it wasn't for that I'd be sorely tempted. I can wait and see what the 4090 Ti, or whatever succeeds this, brings to the table.
Impressive card and review though. Thanks, @Brent_Justice!
Damn. That's impressive. I might be going from RDNA2 to Ada.
What's hilarious is, many gamers that were waiting for the 40 series reviews, and a much lower Ampere price reduction before pulling the plug on the 3090/3090Tis, etc., after today's 4000 series revealing, most (if not all) of them are running out to buy any Ampere that they could find now. ?
Which is, sadly, exactly as Nvidia intended (if true).
Buuuuut...some of those early reduction GPU's prices has jacked back up or those said GPUs are no longer in stock! You snooze... well, you know the rest. ?
I saw a Zotac 3090 for around $900 yesterday on Amazon Early Access.
Now that they are for sale, the Asus ROG strix is 2699€ over here.
Zotac? Yeah, but no.
And retailers and AIBs, Newegg, B&H, GIGABYTE, ASUS, etc., have already started scalping their products again. ??
Yeah, I'm not a fan either but I've heard from some that have had good experiences with them.
They put out some of the highest-performance models, including some XOC stuff with 1000W power limits (read as unlimited).