Overdue for a refresh — no successor announced yet. Prices should be at their lowest
Superseded by RTX 5090
Best for: 4K enthusiasts who can find the RTX 4090 at a significant discount and don't need DLSS 4 or GDDR7.
Full details →Overdue for a refresh — no successor announced yet. Prices should be at their lowest
Superseded by RTX 5070 Ti
Best for: 1440p/4K gamers seeking clearance-priced high-end Ada Lovelace performance.
Full details →| NVIDIA RTX 4090 | NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti Super | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | Enthusiast | High-end |
| Generation | RTX 4000 | RTX 4000 |
| VRAM | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 450W | 285W |
| Upscaling | DLSS3 | DLSS3 |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $1599 | $799 |
| Released | Oct 12, 2022 | Jan 24, 2024 |
| Cycle length | ~840 days | ~390 days |
| Cycle advice | Wait | Wait |
| Deals advice | Buy | Buy |
| Successor | RTX 5090 | RTX 5070 Ti |
More VRAM than the RTX 5080 (16GB), making it relevant for AI workloads and 4K texture packs.
Street prices have dropped significantly below $1599 MSRP, offering 5090-adjacent performance for less.
Over 2 years of driver optimizations make this one of the most stable GPUs available.
Superseded but strong value — clearance pricing makes this competitive with the RTX 5070 Ti at launch MSRP.
Same VRAM capacity as its successor — no VRAM compromise.
A year of driver maturity ensures excellent stability.