Customer Ratings & Reviews

First, I need to give props to Best Buy: Thank you for keeping these at MSRP price, we truly appreciate this as GAMERS. Secondly, this is perhaps the most exciting GPU for me in the last couple of years I have been building gaming RIGS. Can't say I have ever camped outside a Best Buy the night before for ANYTHING! Not even for a Black Friday sale! But for this BFG, my only viable option was to camp the night before an inventory drop as paying 100% over MSRP is just plain ridiculous. On games: I play Call of Duty and Battlefield at 1440p, on 35 inch ultra-wide screens. This card is off the charts on performance, FPS and gaming experience. I've never experienced this performance before. Truthfully, you can experience great gaming on a 3080 or 3080 TI too, however, that would be boring and with this, you get an extra 5-10% on performance. EVERYTHING is just SMOOTHER, CLEANER, NO DRAMA in my opinion and experience so far. Pros: - 1440p gaming is smooth - 170+ FPS - 24 GB memory (great for multi-tasking, rendering etc.) - Low to Mid GPU temperatures - Easy to overclock - Best Buy sells these at MSRP - Size Cons: - Inventory (of course) - Size (for those with small Cases) - Power hungry (don't use a 750 W psu on this, 850 W is just barely enough, I highly recommend a 1,000 W PSU) My machine: => CPU: AMD Ryzen 5900X => CPU Cooler: 140mm Enermax Aquafusion white edition => Mobo: ASUS Tuf Gaming x570 Plus => Case: NZXT H510i Elite white case => GPU: Nvidia RTX 3090 FE (BFG) => RAM: 32 GB Dominator Platinum RGB @ 3800 MHz => SSD: M.2 2280 1TB drive => PSU: Seasonic Focus GX-1000W PSU => Mouse: Steel series Rival 600 mouse => Monitors: Viotek Ultrawide 35-inch, Asus Tuf Gaming 32-inch => Headset: SteelSeries - Arctis 7 Wireless DTS Gaming

I was previously running a 5700xt, but I decided to upgrade from 2560x1600 to a full on 4k display and quickly hit frame rate issues in World of Warcraft @ Ultra settings and Deus Ex:MD @ Ultra. Couple this with the new Shadowlands game engine being Ray Tracing (RT) enabled along with patiently waiting for CyberPunk 2077 now due in December and I decided to take the plunge. A nifty, "THE WAIT IS OVER!" in stock email popped up in my box and I was lucky enough to score one before it almost immediately went out of stock again. Hardware wise, I'm running an EVGA Z390 FTW coupled with 9900k @ 5.2ghz and 32GB (4x8GB) of G.Skill B-Die @ 4000. This card is pretty massive and expensive, but it gets the job done providing roughly 60fps everywhere @ 4k ultra with RT on high and shadows to high. I never knew WoW could look this good and be this beautiful. Seeing as this is my main game I play (and have played since Vanilla), RT is mandatory now for all my GPUs. The custom FE heatsink and fan keep the card at 65 or cooler at all times while staying relatively quiet (my CPU fans get louder especially during raids). Even a mild overclock still keeps it relatively cool in the 60's. I absolutely LOVE the thick, industrial slab look of the FE heatsink with the lit up "GEFORCE RTX" on the top. Is this card price:performance optimal? No, not even close. The 3080 is clearly the best price:performance spot within the Nvidia family even with the 3070 now here and as always, let your software determine your hardware; but if you want the best RT card on the market, right now this is it. Everybody has their own idea of, "what's worth it." For some reason, people tend to have this odd, annoying habit of trying to tell others how they should spend their disposable income. For me, I wanted top notch performance and now having enabled RT in the game I play the most and at 4k, RT is mandatory now for myself and all future cards.

I was lucky enough to get one, when the add to cart button was on a eternal loop. All I can say is that my games are beautiful and this GPU is a beast. It took me a year but I finally got it. And the MSRP price is AMAZING - Almost the same price as a 3080 TI. I heard that there were issues with the temperatures. But maybe Nvidia corrected that, because, the temperatures are great after all my tests... that includes memory junction. If you still want it keep trying (you may be as lucky as me) I did it for months and now I can stop my quest.

Very good card. Of course, overpowered just for gaming. Tried to get the 3080, but was unsuccessful. Got the next best thing since the dirty scalpers charging the same price as 3090. Plays all my old and new games on Max or High settings with DLS and Ray Tracing enabled. Able to connect it to my LG CX 55" is an extra bonus. CONTROL got over 60FPS on the 4k TV. Makes a big difference coming from 1080TI. Play COD Cold war and BattleField V. Temperatures stay under 72c at full load. current setup Intel Core i7-10700K MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI LGA 1200 Intel Z490 LG 34GN850-B HyperX Fury 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3600MHz SAMSUNG 970 PRO M.2 2280 512GB (OS) Western Digital WD BLACK SN750 NVMe M.2 2280 500GB (GAMES) TOSHIBA X300 HDWR180XZSTA 8TB (DATA) NZXT Kraken X73 360mm LIAN LI PC-O11 Dynamic Razer Edition be quiet! Straight Power 11 850W corsair k95 rgb platinum Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum

It isn't cheap, and it's hard to get. But it really transforms your experience especially in my case when I was upgrading from a GTX 780. I bought this to run Flight Simulator 2020, and it runs very well, keeping above 30 FPS on ultra settings. Everything else runs at 60FPS or more if your framerate is unlocked in the game. It's a beast of a card, but beware that you need a powerful PSU to handle the power consumption spikes (I use an EVGA 1000W) and you definitely need space in your case, as this monster takes up 3 slots and it's very wide. Fantastic card, but very expensive and hard to find. If you're not into super demanding games like Flight Simulator, a 3080 is a better value for you, and the RX 6080XT and RX 6090XT are great options as well.

Best 3090 you can buy, the lower price is just a bonus. I purchased this card from BB and picked up a 3090 Asus ROG Strix off Amazon for me and the wife's gaming/VR PC's. Just dabble into mining while not gaming or using our PC's and the founders edition gpu and vram temps are way cooler gets better hashrate at lower watts in a more airflow constricted case. No difference in gaming performance. Fairly disappointed in the strix card at $600 more. Too expensive for sure, but I prefer a Suburban over a minivan any day, and Suburbans are not worth it either...

After a huge battle for months, finally was able to snag one from BBuy. Biggest problem was not to add a card to the cart, but next step when you try to purchase- you keep getting "not available for your store", "why"? (God only knows)... This one, I got extremely lucky. Someone gave me a link to purchase on social media on jan 5th drop and I tried it without hope and it went through! Don't ask me why regular process didn't work and why this link worked...but I got it anyways...thank you God and BBuy. Now, lets talk about the price - yes its 1500$/-, for most gaming, 3080 is best performance for price, however, for any 8K video rendering, for resize bard support coming in Feb, for other programs (outside games), having more VRam for me was worth it. 2080TI was 1200$/- and this is 1500/- for titan class card. really, its expensive but it depends on the perspective you look at. Now I don't have to worry about potential 3080TI which might or might not come ever... who knows. For performance, I get 15% more FPS on 1440p and in some games over 18% easy. With more coda cores and more VRam, games those will come out in future, will run better if it needs more VRam (like Flight Sim). if 3080 did have 16GB, it would have been the BEST no doubt. the card runs quiet and cool. Its massive (in size) when you unbox it. Takes time to get over the size for couple of hours or days :). It only uses two 8PIN for power and 12Pin to connect. I love the 12 pin connector. The new design works perfectly for me as it works like a blower style to remove heat from back of the card, in addition to the blowing any warmer air using back fan of the case. The build quality is nothing I have ever seen. all metal design. Logo RGB can be controlled using iCue. Default is neutral white. It looks amazing in the case. Who is this for? If you can afford it, get it. There are anything we waster $$$ one. Compromise somewhere else to make up for difference if you are very picky about cost. Highly recommend this over the AIB just for the design, build and aesthetics alone. I am more of design and aesthetics than a few more FPS at the cost of higher dB and boring three fan design.

The 3090 was made for enthusiasts who crave the best of the best, even if the price/performance ratio is unjustified. To say the 3090 founders edition is huge is an understatement. You can't know how big this card truly is until you see and hold it in person. Assuming you have the funds (and case clearance) I totally recommend pulling the trigger if you manage to find one in stock. As for as performance, it is obviously a beast. I paired this with an i9 10900k. I play everything at 4K 120hz on my new OLED LG CX48. The HDMI 2.1 connectivity is amazing and allows for 4K, 120fps, gsync, and HDR all at once. From playing many different games (old and recent) at max settings at 4K I can tell you that 10GB (what the 3080 has) won't always cut it in all scenarios. Many recent games, especially those that don't feature DLSS, use 10+GB with everything maxed at 4K 12Ohz. It is a very good feeling to know that I'll be sitting pretty for quite some time with a hefty 24GB of vram. I'm even playing around with scaling 4K to 200% to simulate 8K gaming and I have maxed the vram out in quite a few titles. It's fun. I've got to mention the awesome build quality too. Each of the 30 series founders cards are both beautiful and functional with their striking new design. My temps typically stay in the low to mid 70s with the 3090's flow through design and the sound is actually less noticeable than my old 2080ti XC ultra. Even if AMD's upcoming 6900xt ends up outperforming the 3090 (which I doubt), I'm still partial to Nvidia's rtx, gsync, and dlss tech since they pioneered all of it.

No brainer buy this GPU at MSRP. Great for game and mine. Terrible card for scalping, because scalping is bad, mkay. Very subtle RGB and a classy titanium finish. Be mindful of the memory temps if you run certain operations. If you're a gamer, you will never use this card to its potential, so go wild without worries (unless you are trying to run triple ultrawide @4k144hz, then consider aftermarket cooling options). Mining almost requires a that you replace the stock thermal pads. Vertical mounting may not be a good idea due to passthrough fan that will blow heat directly at your motherboard. 99% of users do not need this card, but @MSRP might make this your best option.

Needless to say, this card is an absolute BEAST! I was finally able to get one at the beginning of this year from Best Buy. I was originally going to try and purchase a 3080, but had absolutely zero luck for months. When I saw this in stock on January 5th though, I decided to take the plunge and haven't looked back. I've had it for a few months now and thought it was about time to review. PROS: -This thing rips and tears through every game I've tried to play so far at 4k resolution and beyond, frequently going well beyond 100 fps even at that resolution. I play MSFS 2020 often and even in heavily intense areas it still manage to get over 50 fps at 4k with everything maxed out, which is far more than enough for this sim. Other games like GTA V and even RDR2 feel like a joke at this point, but I'm not complaining. I literally ran Forza Horizon 4 at 8k and recorded it with zero issues and stuck at 60 fps pretty much the whole time. Absolutely insane... -Ray Tracing is definitely way faster and far more mature in this generation compared to before. It is finally justifiable to turn on RTX and not have to worry about losing all my frames. -Rendering some random stuff out in Blender is much faster than it used to be and allows me to tinker more, although I don't use Blender too much. -It stays cool and quiet for the most part (see cons), only reaching a maximum of 65°C on the core under full load, with plenty of room to spare for overclocking. -The build quality is fantastic. Everything from the backplate to the shroud and even the fans are made of metal and it's very heavy, which gives the product as a whole a very premium look and feel to it that you rarely see on any other GPUs out there. The I/O bracket is very strong as well and this card has absolutely zero sagging issues despite its immense weight. -Much easier to disassemble than most previous Founders Edition GPUs. CONS: -The memory on this card gets HOT! The stock thermal pads can't handle the memory on this card at all. I was frequently hitting temps in excess of 105°C and have seen 110°C before. Now, I say "was" because I have recently replaced the stock thermal pads (between the memory and backplate) with some much better ones from Thermalright (image attached). After the mod, my memory temps have dropped an average of 10-15°C! Even the core got a bit cooler too! Now, the memory usually runs in the mid 90s and hasn't touched 100° since I replaced the pads, even with a +1000MHz memory overclock and increased power limits. I highly recommend doing this mod for yourself should you buy this card. -Lots of electrical noise out of the box, particularly coil whine. This has gotten a good bit quieter after a few months of use, but it's still present and noticeable. Not too big of a deal though, since I usually have headphones on. -The included dual 8 to 12pin adapter is very bulky and pretty ugly in my opinion (see images). -RGB isn't that easy to control, and it is not diffused too well in the V-shaped RGB section behind the passthrough fan.

If you’re giving below 5 stars for this product, I understand that you’re frustrated that you haven’t been able to purchase one. But this card is amazing and it should be rated on its performance, not availability. I recommend becoming a total tech member if you truly want a chance at purchasing one, and the benefits are amazing. I know shelling out an additional $200 is not cheap, but then you shouldn’t be purchasing a $1,500 graphics card if $200 is breaking the bank. All of this aside, if you want to run your PC games at max settings at 2k 60fps then this is worth the money. Additionally you can play 4k but at 30fps, obviously depending on the game’s graphics intensity. I have been blessed with purchasing two for personal use and highly recommend these, if your able to purchase one. Good luck everyone.

Powerful! I've had it for 3 weeks and this thing stayed cool and was able to run everything maxed out. No issues with drivers as I switched from rtx2070. The only bad side was it really was super huge. I had to take out two of my hard drives to fit it into my case and it's already a full size. Two 8 pin power cables was all I needed so a little bit better than some of the other cards that required 3. I do wish I had gotten a rtx3080 instead since only thing I've done so far was gaming. After buying it, I had a bit of buyer's remorse for the price that I paid but that's what happens when you want the best of the best.

I normally only buy EVGA cards but decided to give the FE a try since it's what I could get and I liked the design. Have to say I'm really impressed with the cooling on this and just the standard OC on it was higher than I expected. I could push it further even but I'm being gentle with this one. But I would say if you want one and can get a FE to do it, Great card.

This card literally chews up any game I throw at it and spits out Ultra Graphics as well as High FPS. My main Monitor 3440x1440 at 144hz as well as my LG CX oled 120hz both love this card as they finally are being used to their full potential. It did have a good amount of coil whine at brand new but the sound has gone down a bit in the few weeks I've owned it. I Initially wanted the 3080ti as I don't need all the vram but seeing as only this 3090 was in stock it'll do. Only gripe I have is with BestBuy not offering their geek squad protection which I had purchased on my last card and tend to purchase on high priced electronics as I like the peace of mind but that's no reason to dock the card itself. Highly recommend the card for gaming.

What else is there to say when you're dealing with a top of the line unobtanium card. This is a rocket ship. I especially like the light up GEFORCE RTX on the front of it. It was a pleasant surprise considering I hadn't watched many videos of founders cards. The power connector is a bit clunky.... waiting for a 3rd party company to come out with something similar to the EVGA Powerlink. This card is a beast.

Aside from the obvious availability issues plaguing this generation, the RTX 3090 is everything I could ask for in a GPU. Loads of VRAM for TensorFlow and potentially next-gen games, 10496 Cuda cores and 82 RT cores chew through everything I throw at them, whether it be CyberPunk or Control. While Nvidia didn't explicitly market the 3090 as a successor to the 2080 Ti, it's obviously not truly a Titan card (lacking the certified drivers), which places it in a weird spot as far as gaming goes (double the price of the 3080 but only 15% better on average). Physically, the card is about the same size as the 3080 FTW3 Ultra Gaming I had previously, and performance is only about 10-15% better on average. Still, if you need the 24GB of VRAM and the beefier cooler, and can swallow the steep price, you won't be disappointed with this card. Running on my Samsung Odyssey G9 monitor, Cyberpunk and Control both hover around 70-80 FPS with all settings on Ultra using Ray Tracing and DLSS. The card stays around 67-68 Celsius and is barely audible, which is a welcome improvement over previous generations of Founders Edition cards. Still, I would highly recommend an undervolt for daily use. I'm able to maintain clock speeds of 1920MHz at 837mV and the power usage stays around 350-370 watts in Control, and 250-270 watts in AC Valhalla. Overall, very satisfied with this card, and can't wait to get a waterblock on it and see how far it can be pushed.

Very nice enthusiast GPU. It can run everything I play (AC Valhalla, Division 2, COD, Breakpoint, RDR2) with ease at 1440p, ultra settings, and its keeps the FPS above 100. Well, maybe all of them except for Valhalla which runs 70-100 FPS most of the time. Before purchasing, just know this card is HUGE and takes up at least 3 expansion slots. Makes sure your case can accommodate such a large GPU, and also make sure you have an adequate power supply. This card requires two 8 pin PCIe connectors from the PSU which connect to the new 12 pin (if I remember correctly) connector from Nvidia. I would also highly recommend to fork out $15 or $20 for a GPU support to prevent the card from sagging as it is a VERY HEAVY GPU. One gripe I have about this card is the coil whine it produces under load. This is probably the biggest annoyance I have and the whine really isn't very bad (compared to past experiences) but I can still easily hear it, especially in some game menus. Another issue I have is in COD Cold War. This issue probably has to do with something else in my system other than the GPU, but it doesn't have the best performance no matter which settings are selected. It usually displays about 100 FPS, no more and no less. Doing a Google search reveals this issue appeares with 3080 and 3090 cards but it is not a deal breaker for me though.

Absolutely amazing card! 4K at around 130fps on COD Warzone! Very smooth with no hiccups... The power consumption was a worry with my Ryzen 9 and Corsair RMx 850 but it works perfectly

So what can we say about the top of the line 3090. I got lucky to grab one of these through Best Buy. Even the guy who brought it out to me at the store asked how I managed to snag one. First of all it is a HUGE heavy card. Make sure it will fit in your case. I also added a support beam under the card. I wasn't seeing any sag before I added the support but I wanted to prevent any in the future. I'm not pushing it terribly hard yet as I'm getting back in to gaming. I do run FlightSim 2020 and I maxed all the settings and average around 50 fps. I think at that point the game only using a few CPUs is limiting the frames. The card at that point is running around 62c in temp and its pumping out some serious heat so make sure you have good cooling in your case. I do like that for one of the card fans it exhausts out the back of the card. The fan towards the front does exhaust upwards towards the CPU but I'm running a AIO for the CPU so its ok. So far impressed with the card. Glad I got it for retail. Its still expensive but it should future proof me for a few years.

What can i say, its an Nvidia Geforce RTX 3090, the greatest of all time. Stable, fast, 24GB memory, excellent drivers and the graphics are insane. DLLS and RTX is a big plus. A beast of a video card and the centerpiece to my build. So glad i was able to get my hands on it from Best Buy at retail price.