MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio Review

W1zzard

on Feb 10th, 2023,

in Graphics Cards.

Manufacturer: MSI

Value & Conclusion »

Overclocking

GPU-Z Screenshot for Overclocked Graphics Card

Maximum Overclock Comparison
	Avg. GPU Clock	Max. Memory Clock	Performance
ASUS RTX 4090 STRIX OC	2987 MHz	1475 MHz	498.8 FPS
Colorful RTX 4090 Vulcan OC	3000 MHz	1500 MHz	497.9 FPS
Gigabyte RTX 4090 Gaming OC	2986 MHz	1600 MHz	489.3 FPS
NVIDIA RTX 4090 Founders Edition	3018 MHz	1545 MHz	491.2 FPS
MSI RTX 4090 Gaming X	3000 MHz	1585 MHz	499.3 FPS
MSI RTX 4090 Suprim X	3015 MHz	1510 MHz	500.8 FPS
MSI RTX 4090 Suprim X Liquid	2985 MHz	1470 MHz	500.7 FPS
Palit RTX 4090 GameRock OC	2974 MHz	1585 MHz	495.1 FPS
Zotac RTX 4090 AMP Extreme	3018 MHz	1485 MHz	494.3 FPS

Testing notes & interpretation

Overclocked Performance

Using these clock frequencies, we ran a quick test of Unigine Heaven to evaluate the gains from overclocking.

Actual 3D performance gained from overclocking is 5.6%.

Power Limits

All NVIDIA graphics cards have a power limit defined in the BIOS, which limits power draw by adjusting Boost frequencies accordingly. A second limit exists that defines the maximum TDP adjustment limit for user overclocking; i.e., how far the power slider will go. In the second chart, the (+xx%) value lists the percentage increase from the tested card's default power limit to the highest available manual setting—the slider's adjustment range.