RANKING

Rank 35 out of 57 Summarized in this category Rankings based on: • Pros-to-cons ratio • Number of reviews • Category average

Nvidia

GeForce RTX 4090D

Name: GeForce RTX 4090D
Brand: Nvidia

around $1499

All prices are estimates and may vary from actual prices.

148 Pros

60%
12 reviews (2h 23m)

98 Cons

The Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 4090D Vulcan OC is a powerful, albeit pricey, graphics card engineered for extreme gaming and demanding creative workloads. Reviewers rave about its exceptional cooling performance, particularly with the included water block, slashing temperatures significantly compared to stock coolers. This translates to higher st...

Summary of pros and cons from human reviewers, put together by AI

71%

60 vs 24

Gaming Performance

74%

28 vs 10

Features

0 vs 17

Price

45%

14 vs 17

Build Quality

84%

27 vs 5

Cooling

Reviewer verdict

Across 12 YouTube reviews, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090D earns an Index score of 3.4/5, ranking #35 among GPUs (Graphics Cards). Reviewers most often praise its gaming performance, features, cooling, while the most common criticisms concern gaming performance, build quality.

The GeForce RTX 4090D is widely praised for its top-tier gaming performance, with reviewers frequently noting buttery-smooth frame rates, the ability to run modern games at max settings (often in 4K) and large performance gains over previous generations; gaming performance is the dominant positive theme, mentioned in 60 pros. Reviewers also applaud the card's features such as DLSS 3.0, dual AV1 encoders, and convenient partner extras like one-key OC and a detachable LCD, which appear in 28 pros. Cooling and build quality are repeatedly highlighted as strengths—multiple reviewers report strong thermal performance, low noise, and a hefty, well-made cooler and chassis (27 and 14 pros respectively). Content-creation performance and reasonable power characteristics were also noted positively by several reviewers, though less frequently than gaming, cooling, and feature praise.

Criticisms center on real-world limitations and practical drawbacks: many reviewers reported CPU bottlenecks and diminishing returns in some games or at lower resolutions, with gaming performance caveats appearing in 24 cons. Size, weight, and build quirks (large multi-slot cards, heavy designs, awkward support/bracket solutions and some plasticky elements) were common complaints mentioned in 17 cons, and price and value concerns recur frequently, with many reviewers calling out the high street price and overall expense in 17 cons. Compatibility and power demands (case fitment, ATX 3.0 requirements, and high power draw) also drew criticism across multiple reviews (13 and 9 cons respectively), and a minority noted feature omissions or partner software/driver issues.

Analysis based on 12 YouTube reviews (2h 23m of video) with 148 pros and 98 cons extracted.

Pros (148)

Gaming Performance (60)

performance gains at the lower temperatures ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 1:11
able to run any game at Max settings without upscaling ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 7:45
performs great ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 7:42
a Marvel of GPU engineering and a beast of a card ▶ Why NVIDIA might Cancel their Fastest GPU - Tech News Sept 2 @ 3:35
without any sort of frame generation this is not DLS S3 or even fsr2 or xdss there's nothing going on here for any kind of upscaling ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 6:27
so butter smooth ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 17:16
this system will play any current and future game without much hassle at high settings and high frame rates ▶ The costly reality of owning a RTX 4090 gaming pc. (Long ter @ 2:39
Each of their Cuda cores is beefed up compared to the outgoing ampere architecture in almost all respects with claimed performance improvements of up to two times ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 2:30
114 FPS without frame generation ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 2:57
getting about 180 FPS ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 7:38
incredibly beautiful incredibly smooth ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 9:49
legendary status amongst consumer gpus of Ages past its performance remained unmatched throughout its lifetime ▶ Why NVIDIA might Cancel their Fastest GPU - Tech News Sept 2 @ 2:38
over 50% more Cuda cor that are each clocked at over 35% higher ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 1:59
getting about 120 plus at PS here ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 9:51
well over a hundred FPS in this game ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 16:26
the incredible fast performance of this PC also will help in terms of the longevity ▶ The costly reality of owning a RTX 4090 gaming pc. (Long ter @ 3:10
jumped up 42.57 frames per second by just adding a 4090 ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 5:48
very impressive ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 11:47
I can basically throw any game at it and for the most part I can play the game at really really good frame rates and good settings without having to Tinker the settings that much ▶ The costly reality of owning a RTX 4090 gaming pc. (Long ter @ 2:46
looking at the next four to 5 years ... I can confidently say say that for the most part I'm basically set and don't need to bother upgrading the system ▶ The costly reality of owning a RTX 4090 gaming pc. (Long ter @ 3:22
this is the world's fastest gaming GPU ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 0:00
Assassin's Creed Valhalla frame rate also shut up by about 50% on the 490 enabling 4K 120 FPS gameplay without any compromises ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 3:48
over 300 FPS in the main menu ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 3:47
running really really smooth and looking gorgeous ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 16:49
over 60 FPS most of the time in Native 4K ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 3:30
minimum frame rates Beyond 120 at 4K in fors of horizon 5 ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 3:36
super nice quality super smooth no major micro stutters no major skipping ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 4:36
frame rate is super solid here and it is just so butter smooth ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 5:56
even in poorly optimized scenarios like Starfield or recent Unreal Engine 5 titles I can still get above 60 FPS at Max settings without much effort ▶ The costly reality of owning a RTX 4090 gaming pc. (Long ter @ 2:59
average is now 160 FPS ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 5:17
almost 300 FPS ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 12:08
the 4090 is capable of nearly doubling the minimum FPS of the 3090 TI ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 5:42
dlss 3.0 is looking kind of amazing ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 4:28
even the closest competitors were often 20 to 40% slower by comparison ▶ Why NVIDIA might Cancel their Fastest GPU - Tech News Sept 2 @ 2:46
massive improvement over its predecessor in almost every way ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 0:14
minimum frame rates in fors of horizon 5 are massively improved making for a smoother overall experience ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 5:00
260 FPS while driving ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 12:25
getting over 200 FPS, 260 FPS sitting here and even while driving at ultra high speeds in this game we are getting over 180 FPS ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 14:25
a 4090 handles modern games at 1080p well ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 0:08
16,384 Cuda cor 8102 D300 configuration paired with 24GB of gddr6X memory excelled both the gaming and production workloads as well as AI ▶ Why NVIDIA might Cancel their Fastest GPU - Tech News Sept 2 @ 2:55
incredibly stable ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 3:44
holding like 150 FPS is insane ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 10:54
200 FPS ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 12:58
holding about 130 FPS while driving ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 17:19
love gaming power ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 0:32
220 FPS we're almost getting one FPS per mile that we're going ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 13:06
new Ray tracing cores are supposedly up to double the performance and efficiency of their old ones which has led to some absolutely mind-bending demos ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 5:20
fast enough to comfortably Drive 144hz 4k monitor ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 6:25
In rasterized gaming it was only 5.5% slower than the regular 4090 ▶ Intel Should WORRY! @ 5:24
anywhere from two to as much as four times the performance in games using uh RTX Ray tracing and their new dlss 3.0 technology ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 3:34
With frame generation on it was only 5% slower ▶ Intel Should WORRY! @ 5:35
it absolutely obliterates the competition and is a huge generational leap from the monster 39 TI ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 1:10
In games with Ray tracing it was 5.8% slower ▶ Intel Should WORRY! @ 5:33
The 4090d is surprisingly close to the regular 4090 ▶ Intel Should WORRY! @ 5:43
buttery smooth 100 to 12 20 dfps all without dlss ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 5:50
clear performance bump go from 525 to 526 ▶ RTX 4090: MAXIMUM POWER WITH MINIMUM RESISTANCE - Upgrade Yo @ 8:29
4090 is not only twice as fast as 3090 ▶ ОБЗОР RTX 4090 ДЛЯ НАРОДА @ 3:24
160 170 FPS here with frame generation on ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 2:11
highest frame rate possible with the highest settings possible ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 0:29
it's taken that performance in just dialed it up ever so slightly thanks to that out of the box overclock which does see it pushing ahead of the other 4090 that we compared it to ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 17:27

Features (28)

wins the award for the longest most convoluted name ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 0:17
colorful has included a USB adapter that will allow you to mount it under your monitor ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 3:32
quite a neat dual bios type feature ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 4:58
certainly good enough for maximum memory overclocking ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 10:09
going to be able to overclock ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 1:13
detachable Eye game smart LCD and whiteboard ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 0:38
the readouts are very clear and easy to read it's a very neat feature indeed ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 3:52
iGame smart LCD and light board they're neat features that work well and give the product an interesting visual appeal while also providing potentially useful information ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 11:57
works well and has some unique features that do help it stand out from the pack ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 12:42
both snap into place with ease and there is a great deal of Versatility here the LCD for example can be mounted vertically or horizontally ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 3:20
one key overclock button which automatically overclocks the GPU ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 4:46
HDMI 2.1 a ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 8:35
one key OC was is a nice feature ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 12:17
memory as fast as what you'd find on an RTX 39 90 TI ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 1:55
objectively RTX at this point is one of the most important reasons to buy exactly Nvidia ▶ ОБЗОР RTX 4090 ДЛЯ НАРОДА @ 7:50
dual av1 encoders ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 7:46
It's also the cherished DLSS, increasing fps in all games by several times ▶ ОБЗОР RTX 4090 ДЛЯ НАРОДА @ 8:44
you get two encoders and they're both capable of av1 ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 8:27
monster Turbo's up to 2.52 gigahertz in the founders Edition configuration and overclocked cards could end up exceeding that 2.23 gigahertz base ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 2:04
this is cool this new PCI Express Gen 5 12 pin power connector not only does it have 12 volt and ground pins but it also has these sense pins that allow your GPU and your power applied to communicate their capabilities with each other to ensure that your system will never run out of spec ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 1:09
DLSS 3.0 already draws full frames straight from the future ▶ ОБЗОР RTX 4090 ДЛЯ НАРОДА @ 8:55
RTX remix man this was a mind-blowing demo ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 5:57
you get the same high quality encoder that first debuted on the RTX 20 series ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 8:20
thanks to the new RTX Remix technology, Now you can put RTX in any game and remake anything you want ▶ ОБЗОР RTX 4090 ДЛЯ НАРОДА @ 8:11
Nvidia long ago learned how to passively aggressively save 20 minutes of your past gameplay ▶ ОБЗОР RTX 4090 ДЛЯ НАРОДА @ 11:20
with 4090 coming, the letsplays will be recorded straight from the future ▶ ОБЗОР RTX 4090 ДЛЯ НАРОДА @ 11:28
doesn't involve the user doing anything to set it up, it's just on the card as standard ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 16:48
Not only is it bright, it's quite unique in the style and placement ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 4:24

Cooling (27)

These fans are looking bigger than before ▶ GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition with bigger fan @ 4:15
huge difference in cooling ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 0:30
54 Celsius under full load (water block) vs 68 Celsius (stock) ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 2:49
52 Celsius (water block) vs 62 Celsius (stock) in superposition Benchmark 4K optimized ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 3:40
bigger fans gonna rotate more gonna push more air ▶ GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition with bigger fan @ 4:49
cable stays cool, unlike the stock cooler ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 5:30
lesser pins but bigger fans ▶ GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition with bigger fan @ 4:25
definitely a big difference having this water block for high-end games or rendering ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 3:00
51 Celsius (water block) vs 59 Celsius (stock) in Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1440p max settings ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 4:13
fan speed was reasonably low ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 8:24
63 Celsius Hotspot (water block) vs 78 Celsius (stock) under full load ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 3:10
38 Celsius (water block) vs 49 Celsius (stock) in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 1440p max settings ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 4:24
60 Celsius Hotspot (water block) vs 70 Celsius (stock) in superposition Benchmark 4K optimized ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 3:49
the whole card stays pretty cool ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 5:36
thermal performance was strong for both the GPU and gddr6x memory while the operating volume was quite low ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 12:10
the PC also runs relatively cool as well ▶ The costly reality of owning a RTX 4090 gaming pc. (Long ter @ 2:06
very competitive when it comes to the average GPU temperature both stock and overclocked it was comparable to the Asus and gigabyte models ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 9:33
three what appear to be 100 110 millimeter fans but the actual length of the PCB is only up to here which means that this solid ass hunk of aluminum fins all down the back which also has a pass-through so you can see this fan right here is just blowing straight through the cooler ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 2:42
massive heavy but very well made cooler that should perform to a higher standard ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 7:34
big upgrade here from the tough gaming cooler is the use of much thinner thermal pads especially for the gddr6 memory colorful has used aluminum plates to help reduce the Gap and I expect this will have a positive effect on memory cooling performance ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 7:23
even overclocked to the max the vulcano C was very manageable ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 9:21
my 490 barely hits 70° C ▶ The costly reality of owning a RTX 4090 gaming pc. (Long ter @ 2:09
I'm kind of liking the name tells you everything you need to know about the cooler straight off the bat along with telling us that it's an OC Edition ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 0:10
featuring both outer fans operating in an anti-clockwise rotation for reduced turbulence and Superior cooling ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 3:58
with help of that chunky cooler should be able to sustain that level of boost for a sustained amount of time ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 10:19
it's about striking the balance between lower temperatures and without sounding like a jet engine which the ichill X3 manages to do quite well ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 13:22
some pretty impressive numbers with everything seemingly under control ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 13:16

Build Quality (14)

colorful has included a support arm to help handle that way ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 1:00
very difficult to break or damage the fan blades ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 2:06
biggest box we've seen ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 0:27
simple colorful I've kept things here the mandatory GeForce RTX branding is present but it looks good in white and they haven't made the mistake of trying to plaster thing in as many branding opportunities as possible ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 2:37
all the materials here are constructed using aluminum so it is a very high quality back plate ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 5:55
design and build quality is excellent ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 3:15
peace of mind that I found the best part about this computer ▶ The costly reality of owning a RTX 4090 gaming pc. (Long ter @ 2:34
with a mixture of textures the mix between the black and kind of small amounts of gray and the overall design design of the Shroud it works ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 2:56
it's actually a very very good looking card ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 2:20
you have a great quality product that is better than what we've actually seen from bigger brands on the market ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 8:01
with weight also comes stability and the I2 X3 really does feel like a solidly built card ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 3:22
it's no worse than kind of more established and more expensive models on the market ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 3:07
the almost all black design means it will fit into your system perfectly ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 3:11
the support bracket that makes up part of this card instead of having something that resembles a Mario flagpole holding up the GPU...this is the better option overall ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 16:34

Content Creation Performance (8)

massive gains across the board ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 7:39
In productivity SL AI content we're looking at just 6% less performance ▶ Intel Should WORRY! @ 5:37
nearly as fast as nvidia's existing h264 and h265 encoders ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 9:07
4K Da Vinci resolve export finished nearly a minute faster a difference of roughly 25% ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 7:26
over double the samples per minute in both the monster and junk shop scenes and just under double in the older classroom scene ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 7:12
most substantial improvements in 3ds Max Maya medical and solid works that nearly double the score ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 7:43
massive upgrade over both that card and the vanilla 390 in nearly every respect well in excess of its price increase for Content creators ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 14:42
a productivity beast in blender ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 7:05

Power Consumption (5)

550 watt bus is great ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 12:20
It also uses half as much electricity ▶ ОБЗОР RTX 4090 ДЛЯ НАРОДА @ 3:28
significant differences was the reduction in power draw ▶ RTX 4090: MAXIMUM POWER WITH MINIMUM RESISTANCE - Upgrade Yo @ 8:39
The 4090d can actually overclock up to the tgp limit of 425 Watts ▶ Intel Should WORRY! @ 5:12
almost all tests there's pretty much no need to increase power limits over negligible reductions in relative with 526.47 appears to be better than stock and even 133 in some instances ▶ RTX 4090: MAXIMUM POWER WITH MINIMUM RESISTANCE - Upgrade Yo @ 8:55

Compatibility (4)

mounting this water block it worked out perfectly for this build ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 0:55
shorter in terms of height and length than the tough gaming which should help with case compatibility ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 1:45
it's not small but it is on the smaller end of the scale when compared to other 4090 cards on the market ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 2:36
is on the smaller end of the scale compared to other RTX 4090s ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 16:23

Noise Level (2)

the PC is very very quiet ▶ The costly reality of owning a RTX 4090 gaming pc. (Long ter @ 1:48
it was actually on the lower end of the scale at just under 1600 RPM so not overly noisy ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 11:55

Cons (98)

Gaming Performance (24)

improvements continue to become more modest in Shadow the Tomb Raider where we're likely starting to get CPU Limited at 4K ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 4:20
some micro stutters in here ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 2:01
not quite able to pull off 60 FPS at 4K without dlss ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 5:18
suboptimal experience on such premium Hardware ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 13:33
very much CPU limited in this spot here ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 5:06
Far Cry 6 doesn't seem quite the same Improvement however at about 30% or so across the board ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 4:10
I was absolutely fun playing the more demanding games on that system which much lower settings and below 60 FPS without much complaints ▶ The costly reality of owning a RTX 4090 gaming pc. (Long ter @ 5:09
laughably CPU bottleneck at 10 DP ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 0:57
CPU is definitely the limiting factor here ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 6:03
absolutely going to be CPU bottlenecked in most instances ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 0:12
csgo where the situation is flipped on its head the RTX 390 TI outperforms the 490 throughout multiple runs ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 4:35
some stuttering there we dropped to about 120 FPS ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 4:53
drop down to about 140 ish ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 7:43
hilariously CPU limiting to put an RTX 4090 in 1080P ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 18:43
shows off a bit of the CPU limitation side of things for this game ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 9:17
I have to wonder if there's going to be a significant latency hit especially at the kinds of frame rates where you would need such a technology ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 5:07
tiny micro stutter there because I hit a checkpoint and was loading a new area of the map ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 14:01
somewhat CPU limited because of the particles and the and the effects going on ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 8:23
177 ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 12:37
only you know 30 40 50 faster than a 30 90 TI in traditionally rendered games ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 9:19
the 4090 doesn't do much. Gotham Knights optimization was not in the as ▶ ОБЗОР RTX 4090 ДЛЯ НАРОДА @ 10:13
it's not always clear-cut ▶ RTX 4090: MAXIMUM POWER WITH MINIMUM RESISTANCE - Upgrade Yo @ 8:32
16k gameplay RTX 4090 not be able to handle, Makes you wonder if you even need such a weak graphics card ▶ ОБЗОР RTX 4090 ДЛЯ НАРОДА @ 10:07
it's not always clear-cut confusing even when tests have wildly different Deltas at the same limits ▶ RTX 4090: MAXIMUM POWER WITH MINIMUM RESISTANCE - Upgrade Yo @ 8:44

Build Quality (17)

very much big ▶ GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition with bigger fan @ 5:26
bigger chunkers ▶ GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition with bigger fan @ 5:11
3.5 slot so chunkers GPU ▶ GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition with bigger fan @ 4:35
thicker, longer, and heavy ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 0:47
more of a janky solution when compared to the bracket that gigabyte uses ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 1:07
somewhat spoiled by the rather large stickers that I reckon would have been better positioned under the base of the card ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 5:43
colorful has gone with a plastic fan shroud ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 2:13
not really a fan of these Standalone arms or poles whatever you want to call them they just look very makeshift and not exactly fixed in a place ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 1:13
colorful doesn't include a similar bracket ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 4:30
problem is probably exacerbated by the tiny tiny pins ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 1:43
quite a bit of discussion online about the fragility of these connectors apparently bending them at a really extreme angle can cause them to heat up ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 1:32
the most ingenious solution from Nvidia was to stick it with a video card for almost 3k bucks Cheapest power cord ▶ ОБЗОР RTX 4090 ДЛЯ НАРОДА @ 4:15
it's a heavy boy ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 3:16
it's probably the weakest point of the card ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 18:08
it's a bit plasticky on the front ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 16:58
it's plastic and normally I hate on that ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 2:54
sadly without being a review sample it didn't actually come with that cable ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 4:45

Price (17)

I do sort of regret paying so much for this type of system ▶ The costly reality of owning a RTX 4090 gaming pc. (Long ter @ 5:31
clearly the 4090 and just paying this much for a PC isn't that much worth it for me ▶ The costly reality of owning a RTX 4090 gaming pc. (Long ter @ 5:38
its Legacy is also tarnished somewhat by a difficult to stomach street price that often sat in the $1800 to $2,000 plus range putting the 4090 well Out Of Reach of many gamers ▶ Why NVIDIA might Cancel their Fastest GPU - Tech News Sept 2 @ 3:01
we can expect supply shortages and higher prices for the RTX 4090 incoming months ▶ Why NVIDIA might Cancel their Fastest GPU - Tech News Sept 2 @ 2:06
it's still the price of an entire mid-range gaming PC on its own ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 2:20
a much more modest system with say a potentially 4070 TI super and 7700x build could total to around basically half the price and play the same games at slightly lower settings just completely fine with good enough frame rates ▶ The costly reality of owning a RTX 4090 gaming pc. (Long ter @ 4:34
the price of three PS5 gaming consoles ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 1:43
Nvidia plans to end production of the GeForce RTX 4090 and 4090d gpus in October a mere 2 years after their launch ▶ Why NVIDIA might Cancel their Fastest GPU - Tech News Sept 2 @ 1:34
this type of PC is expensive ▶ The costly reality of owning a RTX 4090 gaming pc. (Long ter @ 4:18
a handful of RTX 4090s listed on PC part picker for about $1,800 ▶ Why NVIDIA might Cancel their Fastest GPU - Tech News Sept 2 @ 2:11
over $3,000 for my build specifically is not an easy pill to swallow ▶ The costly reality of owning a RTX 4090 gaming pc. (Long ter @ 4:21
starts at 1600 US Dollars ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 0:32
It costs the same as what the 4090 did before so it's still less performance for the same price ▶ Intel Should WORRY! @ 5:53
I could buy a cheap used car for what Nvidia is asking ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 0:20
launches at $1600 us ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 1:36
you'd expect if you're spending upwards of sixteen hundred pounds ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 3:27
It's tricky because it's currently out of stock ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 18:31

Compatibility (13)

installation takes a few hours ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 6:42
universally requ Ires an ATX 3.0 connector and comes with adapter swort in the Box ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 9:24
small form factor efficient Autos this card is not for you ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 12:10
displays that can refresh faster than that aren't very common ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 13:29
gigabyte gaming OC and Asus tough gaming both went to 600 watts so perhaps they're better candidates for those of you looking at throwing on a water block ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 5:23
would have been nice if it went as high as 600 watts like we saw with the Asus and gigabyte models ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 12:23
isn't supporting PCI Express Gen 5 ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 12:18
if your case can just barely handle a 3090 you won't be able to manage a 4090 ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 12:01
incapable of driving the also very expensive displays that might actually be able to take advantage of it ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 15:02
now you have to buy a separate power supply for the video card ▶ ОБЗОР RTX 4090 ДЛЯ НАРОДА @ 3:55
greater than three slot card ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 9:46
when buying a 4090 you need to keep in mind more than just the size of your case, But also find some kind of separate holder for it ▶ ОБЗОР RTX 4090 ДЛЯ НАРОДА @ 5:52
you may struggle with screwing the card down into your case due to the length of the screws there's no longer ones come included with the card ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 5:21

Features (10)

awkwardly long name ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 11:26
same amount of vram as the previous gen RTX 390 ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 1:49
voltages can't be increased even just a little bit that would help unlock additional performance ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 10:43
not a Titan class GPU ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 1:47
overclocking results are pretty boring as Nvidia does heavily limit what their Partners can do ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 10:21
no display port 2.0 ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 12:20
last time I reviewed a colorful Eye game graphics card was the RTX 3070 version I was pretty disappointed with the product it was loud The Thermals weren't good it was kind of ugly and there were no interesting features to speak of ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 11:33
a bit of a missed opportunity there by colorful ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 7:54
this is a bit of a disappointment three DisplayPort 1.4 ports I was kind of hoping for DisplayPort 2.0 uhbr 10 ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 8:35
only around five to six percent more performance that can be extracted that's it it's basically not worth the effort ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 10:32

Power Consumption (9)

draw that much power ▶ GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition with bigger fan @ 5:14
draws nearly as much power under gaming load as the RTX 390 TI ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 9:35
power consumption skyrockets ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 10:08
the power consumption of video card accidentally went up to 600 watts, Out of the claimed 450 ▶ ОБЗОР RTX 4090 ДЛЯ НАРОДА @ 3:42
pretty taxing ▶ So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... @ 7:53
all of these capabilities come with some drawbacks the first of which being the power draw ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 9:18
whopping power consumption of 450 Watts ▶ One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 @ 0:57
it would see it costing around a fifth of a cent more per hour to run continuously ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 15:01
though our prices here are somewhat more expensive on average as a whole but here that you know 3D card will end up costing you just under half a penny more to run per hour on average during gaming ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 15:27

Cooling (5)

active back cooling is available but not essential, adding to the cost ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 8:38
requires cutting and placing thermal pads ▶ RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quan @ 6:46
no counter rotation here with the outer fans rather all three fans spin in the same clockwise Direction ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 2:27
back plate which doesn't feature any thermal pads and these can be used to remove built up heat from the rear side of the PCB ▶ Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Ove @ 7:42
the memory was where we saw the biggest difference and not in favor of the no3d card where the gaming OC from gigabyte actually came in better by 10 degrees which is quite some margin ▶ INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | @ 14:24

Software/Drivers (2)

all of our cards even the third party ones all of them crashed a lot like a lot a lot even across multiple benches ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 6:30
weren't able to properly test dlss 3.0 and we'd like more rate tracing results than we got ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 6:50

Content Creation Performance (1)

significantly more timec consuming and difficult to encode unless you have Hardware dedicated for it ▶ Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review @ 8:41

Review sources

Is the fastest GPU ALWAYS the best? RTX 4090 Review by Linus Tech Tips — 22 pros, 24 cons
Colorful iGame Vulcan RTX 4090 Review, Thermals, Power & Overclocking by Hardware Unboxed — 26 pros, 15 cons
So I bought an RTX 4090 for 1080p gaming... by MrJay — 23 pros, 13 cons
INNO3D RTX 4090 iCHILL X3 OC Review [Overclocking | Power | Thermals] by eTeknix — 19 pros, 11 cons
RTX 4090 FE Liquid Cooling Better Than Expected | EKWB Quantum Vector 2 by High Tech Point — 15 pros, 4 cons
One kidney, please! - NVIDIA RTX 4090 by ShortCircuit — 10 pros, 8 cons
The costly reality of owning a RTX 4090 gaming pc. (Long term review) by FrozenVayne — 9 pros, 6 cons
ОБЗОР RTX 4090 ДЛЯ НАРОДА by Каргас — 8 pros, 6 cons
Why NVIDIA might Cancel their Fastest GPU - Tech News Sept 22 by Paul's Hardware — 4 pros, 4 cons
GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition with bigger fan by Tech Trek — 3 pros, 4 cons
Intel Should WORRY! by Gamer Meld — 6 pros, 1 cons
RTX 4090: MAXIMUM POWER WITH MINIMUM RESISTANCE - Upgrade Your Drivers NOW! by Spectre — 3 pros, 2 cons

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090D worth buying?

Based on 12 independent YouTube reviews, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090D scores 3.4/5 with 148 positive and 98 negative points mentioned by reviewers, placing it #35 in the GPUs (Graphics Cards) category.

What do reviewers like most about the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090D?

The most praised aspects are gaming performance, features, cooling — Gaming Performance (60 mentions), Features (28 mentions), Cooling (27 mentions).

What are the most common complaints about the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090D?

Reviewers most frequently criticize gaming performance, build quality — Gaming Performance (24 mentions), Build Quality (17 mentions).

Spotted an error? Help me improve by reporting it!

Find this helpful? Please consider a donation!

☕Buy me a coffee