RTX 4090 reviewed against the RTX 3080 12GB: Is the extra money worth it? The RTX 3080 12GB can provide a very good 1440p experience, and even does well at 4K. But the RTX 4090 is at a whole new level of performance. Is it worth it? Let's look at some apples to apples comparisons as well as looking at what sorts of realistic graphics settings (including ray tracing and DLSS 2 and 3) make sense for each GPU. Buy an RTX 3080 on amazon: https://amzn.to/3z3KxGn Buy an RTX 4090 on amazon: https://amzn.to/3DzbLYt My system: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X https://amzn.to/3a6NZTO Cooler: Arctic ‎Liquid Freezer II 360 https://amzn.to/3Ddrqts Mobo: Gigabyte X570 AORUS Elite https://amzn.to/3laFVIh RAM: Crucial Ballistix 3600 CL 16 https://amzn.to/3iyZdoM SSD: Samsung 980 Pro https://amzn.to/3BfkKds SSD: Samsung 970 Evo Plus https://amzn.to/3aFYIVO Case: Phanteks Eclipse P600S https://amzn.to/3A3fLeE PSU: Super Flower Leadex III Gold 850W https://amzn.to/3Bo9HyZ GPU: AMD RX 6800 XT https://amzn.to/2YeMT63 GPU: Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GeForce-Graphics-WINDFORCE-GV-N3080EAGLE-12GD/dp/B09QFBHJFX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ISUC413OOXZI&keywords=rtx+3080+12gb+eagle&qid=1649615994&sprefix=rtx+3080+12gb+eagle%252Caps%252C148&sr=8-1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=danielowentec-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=e56b739ca47845731fb800b29054a264&camp=1789&creative=9325 Monitor: LG C1 48 inch OLED https://amzn.to/3nhgEMr What equipment do I use to make my videos? Camera: Sony a6100 https://amzn.to/3wmDtR9 Camera Lens: Sigma 16mm f/1.4 https://amzn.to/36i0t9t Capture Card: Elgato CamLink 4K ‎https://amzn.to/3AEAPcH Mic: My actual mic (AT 3035) is out of production but this is a similar mic (AT 2020) https://amzn.to/3jS6LEB Portable Mic attached to camera: Rode Video Micro https://amzn.to/3yrT0R4 Audio Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen: https://amzn.to/3wjhlad Greenscreen: Emart Collapsable https://amzn.to/3AGjQXx Lights: Neewar Dimmable USB LED https://amzn.to/3yw4frD RGB Strip Backlight on desk: https://amzn.to/2ZceAwC Sponsor my channel monthly by clicking the "Join" button: null Donate directly to the channel via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=4G7D2YRVT9EDG Disclaimer: I may earn money on qualifying purchases through affiliate links above. Chapters: 0:00 Intro- why am I comparing a 3080 vs a 4090? 1:44 Which exact GPUs am I testing 2:00 Test system specs 2:14 Plague Tale Requiem 4K Ultra 2:45 Plague Tale Requiem 4K ultra DLSS Quality 3:16 Plague Tale Requiem 1440p Ultra 3:37 DLSS 3 Frame Generation in Plague Tale Requiem 5:08 DLSS 3 Frame Generation in Spider-Man Remastered 7:05 Spider-Man Remastered 4K Very High RT 7:43 Spider-Man Remastered 4K Very High RT DLSS Quality 8:10 RTX 3080 w/DLSS Quality vs RTX 4090 w/DLSS Frame Generation (Spider-Man) 8:39 Cyberpunk 2077 4K Ultra 9:51 Cyberpunk 2077 4K High DLSS Quality 11:05 Can they both run 4K RT Psycho? DLSS Performance vs Quality 12:20 What is the best 4K RT settings they can each run at ~60fps 4K 13:33 Cyberpunk 2077 1440p Ultra native vs DLSS Quality 14:47 1440p RT Ultra w/DLSS vs RT Psycho DLSS on/off 16:02 RT Psycho at 1080p- can they both max out graphics at 1080p? 17:16 Guardians of the Galaxy 4K RT Max native vs DLSS 18:02 Guardians of the Galaxy 1440p RT Max 18:32 Guardians of the Galaxy 4K Ultra 19:03 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4K RT Max 19:44 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4K Highest 19:58 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1440p RT Max 20:11 God of War 4K Ultra 20:41 God of War 1440p Ultra 20:50 Forza Horizon 5 4K Extreme 21:28 Horizon Zero Dawn 4K Ultimate 21:53 Horizon Zero Dawn 1440p Ultimate 22:15 Red Dead Redemption 2 4K Favor Quality Max 22:54 Red Dead Redemption 2 1440p Favor Quality Max 23:12 Final Thoughts on 4K Performance 24:07 Final Thoughts on DLSS 3 Frame Generation 26:31 Final Thoughts on 1440p 27:31 Final Thoughts on Power Draw 28:45 Actual Final Thoughts 29:14 OK I'll answer the question- is the RTX 4090 worth the extra $1000?