
Performance And Overclocking Capabilities It’s a marvelous idea and a much cleaner solution than a support bracket. What’s unique about the RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 Ultra is the “ eLeash.” The cable can be hooked on a computer chassis and the GPU to remove GPU sag. But, of course, looks can be subjective.Īlthough the back looks pretty slick, so if you’re not going for a vertical mount, it’s not that bad. While the carbon-fiber-like black shroud surrounding the fans looks OK, but the tacky transparent piece of plastic across the shroud for RGB and the weird wavy surface ruins the whole look and feel of the card. However, design-wise, we don’t have a lot of praise. In terms of size, the RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 Ultra is considerably shorter than MSI’s variant (300mm) and is 3.5 slots wide rather than 4. Pricing is identical to the Suprim X at $200, so it seems like the trend is to add a huge price premium to a flagship card such as the RTX 3090 Ti. That’s why we went with EVGA’s RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 Ultra, their current flagship.Īlthough there were some teases about a Kingpin variant with liquid cooling, which should be the new flagship. In this buying guide, we’ll focus primarily on the flagship AIBs since anything else won’t be enough to cool this 480W GPU. But keep in mind that fan noise will jump up to 40 dBA. If you want to drop the temperature to the lower 70s, use the Gaming BIOS, which has a much more aggressive fan curve. So, during gaming, the Suprim X jumps to 80 degrees Celsius, and the fans speed up to 1600 RPM, producing around 32 dBA. With a power draw of 480W, only liquid cooling can tame this beast. Whatever kind of heatsink you put on an RTX 3090 Ti, it simply won’t be enough. If you’re a fan of overclocking, we suggest skipping this one. So, realistically, it’s not a very impressive OC, but that’s mainly because the power limits are locked on this card. So is that good enough to fork out an extra $200? Well, let’s look at some overclocking.īased on some reviews we’ve seen and multiple user experiences, the Suprim X can be pushed to 2140 MHz and memory clocks to 1500 MHz.

Performance And Overclocking Capabilitiesįrom the factory, the MSI RTX 3090 Ti Suprim X should clock at 1965 MHz, but it actually boosts higher than that, around 2040 MHz. There’s plenty of RGB to go around if that’s something you’re into. It has a large heatsink with three fans on top of it, making this a four-slot card.

But that’s also why it weighs 2146 grams. The shroud surrounding the PCB is aluminum, adding to that high-quality feel and look. Is the $200 price premium worth it, or should you go with the Founders Edition? Designĭesign-wise we must admit that it is an excellent-looking card. The MSRP of the RTX 3090 Ti is already pretty high at $2000, and naturally, MSI increases the price to $2200 for this model. So, how does the MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Suprim X fair? Pricing Suprim X is one of MSI’s flagship coolers, and it usually ends up only on flagship GPUs like the RTX 3090 Ti or RX 6950 XT.
