is different from NVIDIA when Ampere first released RTX 3080 and then released 3090. NVIDIA started with flagship this time. The new GeForce RTX 4090 is based on the AD102 graphics architecture and is the world's first 4nm GPU, operated by TSMC.
RTX 4090 has enabled 16384 cores (the computing power of 3080 has increased by 88% compared to the previous flagship RTX 3090 Ti, and it has also increased by 52% compared to the previous generation of flagship RTX 3090 Ti) - there is no doubt about the performance of this RTX4090 alone. Overall, it seems that RTX4090 will bring twice the performance of RTX3080.
MSI was ready for the NVIDIA RTX 4090 very early. The known SUPRIM (Super Dragon) and GAMING TRIO (Demon Dragon) series have not been run away. At the same time, a water-cooled version of Super Dragon named SUPRIM LIQUID will appear. Among them, the RTX4090 SUPRIM 24GB air-cooled model was sent to many famous hardware websites for review, and once again accidentally became the protagonist! All rely on MSI to choose higher-spec materials, more fierce heat dissipation design and higher frequency settings for Super Dragon.
Super Dragon is still supported by dual-mode BIOS. The left side of the screenshot is the performance mode and the right side is the silent mode. In gaming mode, the standard power consumption wall is set to 480W, the silent mode is 450W, and the maximum frequency output is 520W. Currently, under the initial BIOS, the power consumption wall will be effective at 450W by default. The maximum acceleration frequency of GPU in both modes can reach at least 2820MHz.
MSI has provided a 12VHPWR power adapter cable, with a length of 15cm, wrapped in Snakeskin Net. The instructions clearly indicate that users need to use four independent 6-2pin PCIe graphics card wiring to adapt. A 12VHPWR can provide a maximum power of 600W. Are you a little trembling?
graphics card is still open cooling design on the front of the graphics card. The overall theme color and the 30 Series Super Dragon have not changed much, but the overall size is larger, but the different changes have been made in the pattern and details. The back covers the metal back panel of the same style and color scheme.
output interface provides three DP1.4a and one HDMI 2.1 standard configuration. Look at the bezel, it is a complete three-slot card, but in fact the thickness from the back plate to the heat dissipation height is about 79mm, which has reached the four-slot level!
RTX4090 Super Dragon's cooling ability is so memorable. MSI has equipped it with a main radiator called TRI-FROZR 3S. The overall nickel plate is used and a combination of vacuum chamber heat homogenization plate + heat pipe + aluminum fins. The base of the vacuum cavity heat-supporting board directly covers the GPU core, video memory particles , video memory power inductor and MOSFET, and inductor powered by some cores.
Five 6mm heat pipes and two 8mm heat pipes are slightly bent in the middle position, and the heights are interlaced into the heat sink array on the far core side, making the heat conductivity more even. There are two 6mm heat pipes in the middle position in a C-shaped middle position and penetrate into the heat sink array on the near core side. Because the heat sink is wide, the connection position can still fill the half-height fins. The two 8mm heat pipes were also bent back into the outer position of the heat sink near the core side, and the head position of the heat pipe stopped near the middle connection position.
4090 Super Dragon's PCB is quite sturdy, with AD102-300 GPU in the middle, surrounded by a circle of Micron Micron video memory particles, a single 2GB 32bit GDDR6X. There is also the most luxurious 26+4 (core + video memory) phase of the entire network RTX4090, each phase is equipped with a full digital powerful power supply module of MPS MP86957 (70A) DrMOS.
Regarding performance testing, you can go to major websites to see it yourself. What I care more about is the performance of RTX4090 Super Dragon in Furmark 10-minute stress test. In game mode, the 100% TDP (480W) GPU core frequency remains at an average level of 2560MHz. The power consumption of the entire machine is infinitely close to 600W. In the silent mode, the standard limit was 450W, and the same pressure test frequency was reduced to an average of 2410MHz, and the corresponding power consumption of the entire machine was reduced by nearly 20W. The temperature and fan speed also decrease accordingly.
This time the heat dissipation of 4090 is super specifications, and the temperature is well controlled. If the core temperature is controlled below 70, there is no difference between how many degrees and how many degrees are higher or lower, because they are absolutely safe and will not affect the performance of the GPU frequency. Therefore, the biggest impact on the user experience of 4090 this time is noise. The lower the noise control, the better the experience it brings to the user. Through the TPU multiple 4090 tests, it can be concluded that the 4090 Super Dragon has the highest power supply specifications, the best materials, the lowest noise, and the highest overclocking performance.
