At the end of each generation of GPUs, Nvidia will always launch a flagship product to show its powerful graphics capabilities, and this year naturally belongs to ampere GPUs, after all, in the second half of the year, if there is no accident, a new generation of GPU architecture will be launched. In the past, the glory of this real card emperor belonged to TITAN, including TITAN X, TITAN Xp and RTX TITAN based on Turing architecture, etc., and in the ampere era, we seem to say goodbye to the TITAN series.
However, the name of the real card emperor should be given to GeForce RTX 3090 Ti this time, compared to the TITAN series, GeForce RTX 3090 Ti can be delegated to AIC manufacturers, in the graphics card design is also magical, this time we will bring you iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC launch test, see if this is known as the perfect alternative to RTX TITAN can meet the needs of the most extreme users.
Parameter parsing
As the last glory of the Ampere era, the Ampere architecture adopted by the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is actually familiar to everyone, and the current Ampere family is thriving, from entry-level to flagship graphics cards, and GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is the mastermind.
Compared with the Turing architecture, the biggest improvement of the ampere architecture is the redesign of the flow processor unit, which greatly increases the number of stream processors, which makes the FP32 single-precision computing performance exponentially improved, the single-precision performance also exceeds 30T, and the number of CUDA also exceeds 10,000. However, compared with the previous architecture, each computing unit of the ampere architecture is actually responsible for calculations such as FP32 and INT 8, which is still different from the previous pure FP32 calculations, so the significant increase in the number of CUDA does not represent a exponential increase in graphics performance.
In addition, the high-end ampere graphics card also uses the new GDDR6X memory, using four-stage pulse amplitude modulation (PAM4) signaling, which can significantly improve performance without increasing SGRAM power consumption, allowing the graphics card to have higher video memory bandwidth. In addition, the ampere architecture uses Samsung's 8nm process process, which provides a process guarantee for the exponential increase in the number of transistors, and as to whether the use of Samsung 8nm is the optimal solution, it can only be said that it is a matter of opinion.
We also compare the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti with other high-end GPUs, and we can see that in addition to the stream processor compared to the other three processors, the biggest change in the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is the increase in the core frequency and memory frequency, the reference frequency is 1560MHz, and the Boost frequency is 1860MHz, and the video memory rate reaches 21Gbps, thus breaking the bandwidth by 1TB/s. In addition, the TDP has reached 450W, and in order to cope with 450W of power, the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti also uses 12Pin power supply. It has to be said that the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti condenses almost all the technology of the ampere architecture and ranks in the throne of the card king in terms of specifications.
Graphics card appearance
This time, we got the iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card, which is also iGame's flagship product for hardcore consumers in addition to the nine segments. Nature, whether it is appearance or specifications, can be said to be very sci-fi, angular. The iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card is based on the latest "cyber sci-fi" design, with a futuristic technology styling that is ahead of its time, with an angular tough look and triangular elements everywhere. In addition, the angular characteristics of the graphics card also draw on the Tesla concept pickup truck elements, which is a very cyberpunk visual concept, and also meets the needs of the current hardcore users to pursue personalization and science fiction.
In terms of heatsink selection, the iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card uses SWORIZER heatsink 3.0. Based on iGame vacuum ice flake technology and the wind catcher's newly developed fixed rotary fan blade, it is also equipped with 6 φ8 heat pipe components, which can effectively eliminate the heat generated in the complex scenes of content creation. Thus ensuring the calm and stable operation of this performance monster.
iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card is also equipped with an LCD screen, the resolution of 480 * 128px, but also with the latest iGame control software, to achieve custom content display, including graphics card hardware status, graphics and even text, allowing users to monitor the status of the graphics card in real time.
iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card TDP reached 450W, so the power supply interface is also fully upgraded, using the latest 12 + 4Pin socket, of which the 12Pin power supply interface is responsible for power supply, and the 4pin interface is responsible for signal transmission, up to 450W power supply, and according to existing intelligence, the next generation of graphics cards can even achieve 600W power supply with 12Pin and 4Pin signal interfaces. This power supply interface is mainly built for the new ATX 3.0 standard power supply, and iGame has also prepared a 3 8Pin to 12Pin power supply line for consumers to use.
On the interface, the iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card has 3 DP1.4a interfaces and an HDMI2.1 interface, in addition to the iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card is also equipped with an overclocking button, as long as the button can be pressed to achieve a key overclocking, while unlocking higher power, our test this time is also based on overclocking mode.
Platform description
In the two years since NVIDIA launched the 30 series graphics, the development of the CPU is also very powerful, especially Intel's newly built 12th-generation Core processor has improved significantly in game performance. This time we chose the Intel 12th Generation Core processor for the Intel Core i9-12900K, and considering the needs of professional applications, we also chose 64GB of Enetra DDR5-4800 memory and PCIe 4.0 SSD.
In addition, we also chose the iGame GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Advanced OC graphics card as a comparison, it is worth noting that we chose the GeForce 512.16 beta driver, which may be different from the retail version.
Graphical testing
In 3DMark's five tests, the iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card performed quite well, leading the GeForce RTX 3080Ti by about 10%-16%, which is completely the flagship graphics card, of which the heaviest TimeSpy Extreme test led the most, and it is clear that the higher CUDA specifications and core frequency are iGame GeForce RTX 3090 The key to the ti Vulcan OC graphics card's outstanding performance.
Actual game testing
We also selected several AAA masterpieces and esports games as test items for this test, considering that the positioning of the iGame GeForce RTX RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card is still being professionally created, so the game performance is not the whole factor of this graphics card.
First of all, the natural is 4K test, in 4K resolution, we see that the performance of these two graphics cards is still quite good, in addition to "Cyberpunk 2077", other results are above 60 frames, after all, this is already one of the top graphics cards in the current ampere architecture, and "Cyberpunk 2077" after turning off DLSS, plus RTX light chasing, it is indeed a considerable challenge for graphics cards.
We also tested the actual performance at 8K resolution, and what we can see is that in addition to "Horizon: Dawn of Zero", the other achievements are obviously that the iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card is better, one of the important reasons is that 8K games are very demanding for graphics cards, especially video memory, in fact, when testing, we also found that the use of 3080Ti video memory has reached its limit, for "Bright Memory" Such games are even more explosive video memory, and the 24GB video memory of the 3090 graphics card is still comfortable with 8K games, but "Cyberpunk 2077" does not open under DLSS, which is too harsh. As for Horizon: Dawn of Zero, it should be that due to the porting of this game to the PS4 platform, the graphics pressure is obviously not as great as that of the PC platform.
For 8K resolution, Nvidia also prepared DLSS this black technology, if you think the game is too stuttering, then with the help of DLSS can greatly improve the frame rate of the game, we also tested the game frame rate performance under the condition of opening the maximum DLSS. In the maximum DLSS-based mode, the graphics card frame rate of the two games has also been greatly improved, for example, "Cyberpunk 2077" has suddenly increased from the original single-digit frame rate to a rate of more than 30 frames, the increase is quite obvious, it can be said that for 8K resolution games, turning on DLSS is an important condition for your smooth operation.
Professional testing: 24GB of video memory is exhausted
Judging from the game testing, thanks to the better frequency, the iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card can achieve up to 15% in 4K resolution, and the lead in 8K resolution is even greater. However, if you buy this flagship graphics card, just for playing games, it is inevitable that it is too wasteful, in fact, the official positioning of this graphics card in addition to 8K games, but also includes applications for professional applications, including 8K video editing and special effects production, image rendering, and this is the squeeze of this 24GB of ultra-large video memory scene. We tested iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics and iGame GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Advanced OC graphics using three video and rendering software and simulated the scene to see how 24GB of video memory actually performed.
The first is OTOY's OctaneRender, a rendering software that can use the GPU and memory performance of the graphics card to obtain fast and realistic rendering results, and naturally one of the professional software that can play a role with the 24GB of video memory owned by the iGame GeForce RTX RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card. Compared with the game, these professional rendering software is still quite cumbersome in the setting, after all, the video memory capacity of different graphics cards is different, and the professional software pays attention to optimization, which can make the graphics card play the most important effect, thereby improving work efficiency.
The first is to test the video memory, such as setting up extra memory in Octane Render, and if the memory is exhausted, you can use the extra memory as a data buffer pool.
After a series of settings, we officially turned on rendering, so that the graphics card is running at full speed, in addition to querying the real-time status of the graphics card through GPU-Z, you can see that when rendering four avatars, the capacity of the video memory reaches 23GB, close to the 24GB of the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, and for the GeForce RTX 3080Ti, it can only be rendered by using additional memory as a cache, if the cache capacity is not set enough, Rendering failures will be displayed.
Because the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti can place render cache files entirely in high-speed video memory, the actual rendering time is much less than the GeForce RTX 3080Ti, and the greater the rendering pressure, the higher the lead. If Octane Render is a highly specialized rendering software, blender and DaVinci Resolve should be very familiar to video practitioners. Once set up, you can also render and work faster with the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti's 24GB of extra-large video memory.
When using Blender, we found that the use of video memory needs to be more than 16GB, which is not too much of a problem for the 24GB of video memory of the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, and can also be rendered normally, and the actual rendering time is about 19 seconds.
If we use GeForce RTX 3080 Ti for rendering, then the rendering will fail, and the prompt exceeds the GPU memory, of course, it is not impossible to render, that is, to let the CPU participate in the video rendering, of course, this sub-efficiency is greatly reduced.
Similarly, using DaVinci Resolve for 8K video grading and processing, if you are using a GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card, then if the effect is very complex, then it is likely to have insufficient video memory, at this time DaVinci Resolve will prompt the video memory to run out, and recommend reducing the effect, naturally can not meet the due rendering task. If you are using a GeForce RTX 3090 Ti graphics card, then 24GB of video memory can still be fully utilized, and naturally there will be no video memory exhaustion. Compared with the gaming performance, the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti graphics card's 24GB large display can be vividly reflected in professional applications, which is its best destination. In addition, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti's memory also adds ECC functionality, which NVIDIA says is the first time this technology has been adopted on consumer-grade graphics cards, especially for consumers engaged in professional applications.
Power consumption vs. temperature
iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card with a new 12 + 4Pin interface, power consumption has reached 450W, it has to be said that it is a ferocious power consumption monster, then iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card with the heat sink can meet the huge heat of the GPU? Let's test it with FurMark to see how well the graphics card performs in terms of power consumption and temperature.
Through FurMark's copy machine test, the iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card is indeed very fierce in terms of power consumption, reaching 480W, which is 108W higher than the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card, and although the iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card has more GPU heat, but thanks to a better heatsink, the actual temperature is lower, only 64 degrees Celsius. The official recommendation is that consumers who buy GeForce RTX 3090 Ti graphics cards need to prepare 850W of power supply, considering the future development of graphics cards and the power supply needs of CPU and other devices, it is recommended that we use 1000W power supply to be more secure.
One-click OC
The iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card is equipped with a one-click OC function for consumers, which can be used to make the graphics card run at a higher Boost frequency with a single click. In default mode, the Boost frequency is 1860MHz, while the one-click OC reaches 1920MHz. Testing with 3DMark, the performance improvement of the graphics card is about 2-3%, which is the icing on the cake.
Summary: The true successor to TITAN
TITAN graphics card for the ashes of the player is a kind of faith, representing NVIDIA regardless of the cost of the pile, whether it is the value or performance are at the peak of similar graphics cards, after all, the emergence of TITAN is to highlight NVIDIA's strong strength in graphics performance.
It's just a pity that in the ampere era, we seem to have to say goodbye to TITAN, even at the end of ampere graphics, we didn't see TITAN.com. Fortunately, the emergence of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti perfectly inherits the mantle of TITAN graphics card, with the help of 24GB of large video memory and higher frequency, in the game and professional software has achieved a relatively large improvement. Of course, considering that NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti and the previous 30 series graphics cards use the same ampere architecture, so one of the costs of frequency improvement is the rise in power consumption, power consumption reached 450-480W, the increase in graphics card power consumption also gave graphics card manufacturers higher heat dissipation requirements, fortunately, compared with TITAN unified heat sink, AIC for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti graphics card prepared a variety of radiators, Therefore, the heat dissipation performance is not worried at all.
As a product of iGame that condenses many technologies, the iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card, whether it is an LCD display or a cyberpunk-like appearance, meets the aesthetic needs of hardcore consumers for flagship graphics cards, and the newly built radiator can easily suppress this violent GPU. If you're a hardcore player looking for the ultimate in performance, or a professional user with 24GB of extra-large video memory for greater rendering efficiency, a product like the iGame GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Vulcan OC graphics card is the right choice. If you're not in an industry like video rendering, and you don't have to play 8K-resolution games, graphics cards like the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti are more cost-effective. After all, it has cost so much money, and it is a pity that the 24GB super large video memory is dry.