NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
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GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition

NVIDIA

Released Oct 1, 2022 · Analysis updated Mar 4, 2026

NVIDIA RTX 4090 Founders Edition features DLSS 3 frame generation, dual AV1 encoders, and a compact design that avoids blocking other motherboard slots. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition scores 92/100 based on 5 expert reviews in the gpus category. Coverage includes reviews from Thefpsreview, Tomshardware, Pcper, and Pcmag.

Critic Score

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92

based on 5 expert reviews

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Low confidence · only 5 reviews

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Pros

  • Dlss 3 frame generation(2)
  • Dual av1 encoders(2)

Cons

  • Pricey(3)
  • Large physical size (3 slots)(2)

5 Expert Reviews

95
Oct 11, 2022

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition delivers exceptional performance with groundbreaking features like DLSS 3 Frame Generation and the advanced Ada Lovelace architecture.

95
Oct 15, 2022

The RTX 4090 delivers on the technological and performance fronts, easily besting previous generation offerings.

95
Oct 11, 2022

NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition delivers unprecedented performance that lives up to the hype, offering roughly double the performance of the previous generation in many games.

90
Oct 11, 2022

Nvidia's immense GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition is an unbelievably powerful tour de force debut of the "Ada Lovelace" architecture.

85
Mar 12, 2023

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition might just be the most desirable air-cooled RTX 4090 on the market.