MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Suprim Liquid 24G, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI, 3x DP

Wie schlagen sich die neuen CPUs Ryzen 5 9600X und Ryzen 7 9700X im Gaming auf einer Grafikkarte vom Typ Radeon RX 7900 XTX im Vergleich zur GeForce RTX 4090? Wie reagieren die CPUs auf schnelleren Speicher bis hinauf zu DDR5-8000 in Spielen? Der Test liefert die Antworten.

Wrapping things up, Nvidia hit a home run with performance. From the raw raster improvements to DLSS 3.0, FPS hasn’t been higher, and graphics cards incredibly capable. However, that comes at a price. On the front end, an RTX 4090 costs you around $1499 dollars for an FE version, more for custom high-end models like the Suprim, Strix, and Aorus from card partners. The other side where it can bite you is with power consumption and heat. With power use reaching 450W (and more) the cards get thicker, or you need a liquid-cooled solution like the Suprim Liquid X we have from MSI. The card we have takes the monster Nvidia created and takes it to a whole different level. With a 240mm radiator to control the room heater, temperatures are well under control, and it does so while being relatively quiet. To get the most out of these cards and get all of the boost bins you can, watercooling is the way to go. If this card is left to sit in the 80s as the 3090 Ti’s did (at least, the Suprim X I have), you’ll lose a few bins to keep the temperature at the default limit. The most painful part to swallow is the price. People, it doesn’t seem like they are coming down anytime soon. At almost $1600, it’s ‘only’ $100 more than the RTX 3090. From a performance per dollar perspective, it’s a lot better, but tell that to our bank account that doesn’t count frames, just dollars. On top of the expense, it’s not easy to mitigate 450W worth of heat, but the Suprim Liquid X’s AIO does a great job of it. In order to run this card, you’ll need a beefy power supply with four PCIe 6+2 connectors and a minimum of 850W. Most (all?) cards that require the new PCIe 5.0 connector will come with a high-quality adapter to use, or if you’re connector averse, you’ll need to purchase a new power supply that has the connector attached natively (will be ATX 3.0 spec). Price notwithstanding, our overall take on these cards is that they are one hell of an improvement over the previous generation. All of the updated hardware and DLSS 3.0 combine to form, by far, the fastest graphics card we’ve tested. Even without DLSS in use the card is 14% faster at 1080p, 32% faster at 2560×1440, and 60% faster at 4K UHD in our tests which is one of the more significant jumps we’ve seen (in higher resolution) in generations. Add the DLSS 3.0 in and ray tracing improvements, and it makes AMD’s job to beat it on a performance front incredibly difficult. While I wouldn’t rush out to get one of these if I had a 3000 series and it was performing well for my needs, those with older cards have a real reason to upgrade if the price points for all of these cards don’t get in the way.