NVIDIA’s RTX 4090 Was Tested in Control at 4K– Over 160 FPS Delivered

An alleged synthetic 3DMark Time Spy Extreme benchmark of the RTX 4090 left people surprised when the GPU scored twice as high as the RTX 3090. As the rumored launch date comes closer, people are testing the performance of the flagship model.  

Twitter user @XpeaGPU claims NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4090 GPU delivers more than 160 FPS in Ultra-Preset mode with Raytracing and DLSS enabled at 4K.  

The user tested the graphics card in Control at Ultra mode. This specific processor is the AD102 High-Power Draw variant, which has improved overclocking capabilities. The benchmark does not specify what the DLSS is set to.  

Compared to the flagship RTX 3090 model, the benchmark score shows a 2.2x gain in the High-Preset setting and up to 2.5x increase in the Ultra-Preset. The performance mode gives preference to the FPS offered and slightly decreases the IQ.  

Overall, you can expect up to 50% better performance on the RTX 4090, but you have to take note of the DLSS version.  

Here are the specs for the RTX 4090: 

The stellar performance review is a treat for gamers, with over 100 FPS in 4K resolution. If these scores hold up, the Lovelace architecture-based GPU promises excellent results. NVIDIA is expected to launch the flagship RTX 4090 GPU this October.  

About Nvidia

NVIDIA Corporation is an American multinational technology company incorporated in Delaware, based in Santa Clara, California. They design graphics processing units (GPUs) for the gaming and professional markets, as well as system on chip units (SoCs) for the mobile computing and automotive market.

Best known for the “GeForce” lines of GPUs, they are a direct competitor to AMD’s “Radeon” series. NVIDIA has also expanded its offerings with its handheld game consoles Shield Portable, Shield Tablet, and Shield Android TV and its cloud gaming service GeForce Now.