Customer Ratings & Reviews

I've run lots of MSI graphics cards in the past and was excited to try out the MSI Gaming X 4090. The price is high at $1649, but only $50 over the FE and it runs a little cooler and is clocked a little higher out of the box, plus is was available at the time. The card is huge, like all 4090's. The bracket that comes with it barely offers any support, but something is better than nothing. The card build is solid and has a nice back plate. Out of the box mine boosts close to 2800mhz, which is solid and temps with the stock fan curve are good in the low 70C range and the card fans are quiet. Upping the fans to 60% drops the temps into the low-mid 60's and the noise is not intrusive. Memory temps are cool as well. So no complaints there. The RGB is decent, nothing too fancy, but it is a lower priced 4090, so no complaints there. This card does have some coil whine in certain situations, but it is not overly loud and most cards these days seem to have at least a little, so while I don't love it, I am not going to knock off a star for it. The power limit is only 6%, so overclocking is a little limited, but even so this card will get close to 3000mhz on the core and the memory tops out at +1400mhz on this sample. Pretty average results which is fine for the price point. Performance as expected is fantastic. It is a beast at 4k. I also own a 7900 XTX, which is a great card as well at almost 50% less money and sometimes nearly as fast, but if you love Ray Tracing at 4k, the 4090 is the way to go. So in summary, MSI Gaming X is a great 4090 that is close to MSRP prices.

Beast, finally able to play everything in 4k 120hz. Using a c2 OLED, well worth the money if performance on the next level is something you want. Card stays cool, and is very quiet. As with all 4090's it's really big and sucks a lot of power.

It was between this card and Tuf Oc, I went with this one for 2 main reason and that is price and Tuf has reported really bad coil whine. The gaming x I got has very little coil whine (my cpu radiator fans are louder) and OC very well with msi after burner. I’m coming from a evga 3080ti ftw3 and I can honestly say it was worth the upgrade specially being able to sell my card for a decent amount still. I ended up using Nvidia performance tuning and it gave me 159mhz and 200 memory OC. This card is beautiful and has a decent amount of RGB, the card is built very well and the cooler is over kill for sure. Don’t let the 480 watt max scary you away because it’s an amazing card, I use a 5900x and it bottled necks the 4090 which is crazy when you think about it.

Solid card but be aware of massive dimensions, Things I liked: - Looks - Build quality is not bad but not above average -Great MSI Software integration. MSI center puts everything together - Performance is great. Did some minor benchmarks. 3D Mark TimeSpy came with a bit above average. - Runs cool max it went close to 80 only at hotspot when stress-testing. Nothing above 60 in GPU temps or memory temps. - Hardly fan needs to run. No coil whine. Manually tried with 90% speed just some loud fans as expected but no Coil whine. Temps fell below 30c in idle with 90%. Things I didn't like: - TOO big - My Lian Li O11 D barely gets to close the side. - Missing premium bells and whistles that other AIB are offering. #Vaporcahmber - GPU packing is a bit disappointing. When you are paying so much for a card it should have a great presentation. - 3x8pin VS. 4x8pin (all other manufacturers). Though this can be a good thing since there is hardly any difference and also less cable to worry about. Board power is limited to 450!! I attempted to order the Plantek Vertical Mount GPU which didn't fit since the card is 3 slots. Beware if you are planning to vertical mount. Didn't try it personally but someone referred to this: EZDIY-FAB Vertical PCIe 4.0 GPU Mount Bracket Graphic Card Holder Conclusion: If you can afford to go for it but you won't be missing much if you decide to go for the 4080s. I got a 10% off with BB CC so made a bit of sense to me. For most users, the pricing is a lot especially since there is plenty of stock popping up. Best of luck with yours.

I really want the FE but i settled for this because the FE is never in stock.... That being said this card is very good and it runs cool and very quiet on my fractal torrent case with the gaming bios, highest temp i have seen on it is 66 degrees and that was on a very demanding benchmark at 4k. The only reason i give it 4 stars is because one of the fans makes a slight grinding noise when at 60% speed and it has something to do with the shroud because if i gently press on the bottom left corner of the card the sound goes away. Minimal coil whine as well. If i manage to snipe a 4090 FE then i will return this one,otherwise i will definetly keep it.

As others have stated this AIB partner card is larger than the 4090 FE for sure. I had a 3090 TI FE I returned, it was heavy and ran hot. I didn't get a chance to get the FE this round but was able to pick up this card. Thanks Best Buy!!! Its looks so good with my MSI themed custom build. Temps hit 67 F under an hour of heavy gaming. This is the first time I'm on the bleeding edge of GPU tech and it feels good to throw everything at it in 4k and it holds its own with ease. I'll be gaming for years to come with this! No need for the 10th Generation of consoles in 2026 I have it now!

What is there to say? This card is the top of the line GPU offered by Nvidia currently. It is a lower tier sku of the card, and thus uses a reference PCB limited to 450 watts. Even with a 600 watt 12vhpwr cable it can only pull 450 watts. But that's not really an issue since the 4000 series are primarily limited by voltage. Anyway on the performance side of things, this card kicks butt. It stays right around 70C in game if not OCed, and around 75C when OCed with fans at default settings. The example I got is particularly good silicone for such a low tier sku, being able to achieve 27500 points in Port Royal with +215MHz Core and +1850MHz memory all while running at 56C with fans at 100%. So yah it can run Minecraft half decently. Fun fact, if you run 2 of them together on an ML workload you can make the lights flicker on a 15amp circuit.

this card is a beast performance and in size (bug boy) .. i have it paired with a amd 78003xd, 64gb 6000hz ram and get pretty much 120fps 4k/lg 27gp950b. Halo 140fps, cod warzone 130 to 144fps.. Bf2042 is the only one that has constant spike between 110fps to 130.. Again this card is big had to upgrade my case from a corsair 680x and that thing is a big case.. Only thing is the price..

Excellent card...only $50 more than a stock 4090 for a guaranteed chance at higher binned chips. My card can be OC'd pretty well, but more importantly, it runs rock solid undervolted to 900 mV. The card only pulls 200 watts most of the time I'm gaming. RGB software is a bit clunky, but works fine and is set-it-and-forget-it. I did not use the included anti-sag bracket...I don't think it needs it.

Extremely fast GPU, pricing is a little high. I was running games at 4k 144hz no problem. This MSI card does not include a vapor chamber so overclocking is limited when it comes to heat management. The card has a maximum TDP of 450 watts, but draws on average 390-425. If the price was $1499 I’d feel better about it but considering the price of the 4080 and how much more powerful the 4090 is from it, I’d say Nvidia gets the free pass.

I replaced my MSI RTX 3080 gaming Trio video card with this 4090 gaming Trio X Card. It's amazing! No comparison how fast this new card is. I run a complex Microsoft flight simulator 2020 on my system and this card has made a huge difference! It fit in my mid tower case no problem. But it is a huge card physically. Be sure your case will fit it. Yes it's insanely expensive, but worth every penny in my opinion.

Card looked great, never went over 63* and ran games well. Unfortunately, I’m returning mine. The card I received, had an audible coil whine as soon as a game was launched. It wasn’t as bad as some I’ve heard, but the noise was noticeable in the fractal torrent, with the case closed. The only other complaint, (besides the price tag), would be the anti-sag brace. It puts the weight on the back and seemed ineffective. My advice, if you play with headphones, the coil whine won’t be an issue and I would recommend this card.

Great card, expensive but worth it for the best. Great performance. This card is huge though, do your research as i had to buy a new case after trying to put this card into a mid tower it was about 2 inches longer than what i could accompdate

Absolute monster of a graphics card. Literally anything I run at 4K is 120fps or over with RTX. Averages at 69° C under load. Overkill, but exactly what I wanted.

This card runs cool and very efficient. The amount of frames are insane. I had a rtx 3090 and this graphic card is way better.

Can't go wrong with MSI! Lovely BEAST! of a card this is. I'm super happy with this purchase. This card for me runs at temperatures while idle at 27-29 and 50-55 while gaming! Conquers anything I throw at it.

I recently purchased The RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio graphics card, and I must say it is a great investment. I primarily use it for Flight simulator, and it works perfectly. With its incredible graphics, I am able to enjoy an immersive and realistic experience. I would definitely recommend this product!

Fantastic card with plenty of power. Runs fairly quiet. No operating nose difference over what my pc sounded like with a 4080 FE had before exchaging it for this. The card is significantly larger than the 4080 FE. I have a Corsair 4000D Airflow and it barely fit with the H150i Elite AIO radiator. Photos attached for how tight the clearance was. Overall would recommend.

I have had this for 4 months and got it for retail nothing to complain about totally sweet with 4K monitors it doubled the fps from my 3080 TI

I only use MSI and FE Great gpu, little to no coil whine. 4090 FE custom loop pc Picture for attention