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On the occasion of the launch of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 series GPU, gigabyte also launched its high-end product: gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Magic Hawk 24G. It focuses on the unique RGB light wheel and enhanced heat dissipation module.

We also received gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Magic Hawk 24G in advance. In this test, we will use a top non-bottleneck configuration to see how far this non-male RTX 4090 can squeeze the core. The specific configuration is as follows:

Design gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Eagle 24G 24g graphics card has a large box with RTX 4090 product model, 4-year warranty support and other information printed on the front.

In addition to the graphics card body, there is also a cable with 4 8Pin to 1 16Pin, a bag of replacement screw nut kit and a custom graphics card bracket.

As the RTX 4090 is generally overweight, the graphics card bracket is included in the package, which must be used to avoid side plate bending when installing the video card horizontally.

The front of the gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Magic Hawk 24G 24g graphics card is designed for 3 fans, the blade is surrounded by a matte aluminum alloy frame, the outer frame is beveled by CNC, and the surface is decorated with texture. The fan body is made of black frosted material, each fan is composed of 9 blades, the diameter of the fan is 110mm, and the gigabyte letter Logo is printed in the center.

The biggest feature of this group of fans is that there are three sets of built-in RGB light belts, which will produce RGB light wheels when the fan rotates, which is very cool. In addition, the RGB wait can also be customized through gigabyte software.

Gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Magic Hawk 24G 24g graphics card backplane is dark gray metal, the left side is printed with decorative pattern and gigabyte Logo, the right side is a hollowed-out heat dissipation hole.

Through the heat dissipation opening, it is a set of heat dissipation module full of fins, which contains 10 composite heat pipes.

There is a double BIOS switch on the lower right side of the back panel of the video card, which allows the user to switch between mute mode and OC performance mode. In order to show better performance, the author will test it in OC mode below.

The front and side are open design, the bottom is wrapped with the metal frame of the graphics card and gigabyte logo lights, the upper half reveals a huge heat dissipation grille and heat conduction copper tube.

The I / O metal bezel is dark gray and is equipped with 3*DP1.4 and 1*HDMI2.1 interfaces to support up to 8K output.

Technical analysis gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Magic Hawk 24G is based on the most high-end AD102 core, but the core has not been completely unlocked. There should be a real flagship RTX 4090Ti to unlock the remaining two GPC units. The current RTX 4090 has 16384 CUDA cores, 512 Tensor cores, 128optical cores, 512texture units and 176ROP units, which is more than half the size of the previous generation of RTX 3090 cores.

The core frequency of gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Eagle 24G is 2230-2520MHz, and after enabling one-button overclocking, the frequency will be further increased, more than half of that of the previous generation. The video memory is still 384-bit 24GB GDDR6X, but the bandwidth has reached 1TB / s. TDP defaults to 450W, which is similar to the private version of RTX 3090 Ti.

Gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Eagle 24G architecture has also undergone major changes, it has upgraded to the latest NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture. Based on TSMC NVIDIA customized 4N process, it achieves a leap of up to 2 times the ratio of performance to power consumption.

Reflected in the specific functions, the new architecture has brought a lot of new functions. Due to the introduction of dual NVENC encoders, it adds support for AV1 coding, which can reduce the video export time by up to half. It is precisely because of the introduction of the Ada optical flow accelerator that DLSS 3 can predict the motion changes between frames in the scene, realize AI frame insertion, and improve the frame rate while maintaining the image quality. In short, it is suitable for game production.

One of the most important technology upgrades at the DLSS 3 conference was DLSS 3 technology. The DLSS 3 is an AI-driven performance multiplier powered by the new fourth-generation Tensor Core and GeForce RTX 40 Series GPU's new optical flow accelerator, the latest version of NVIDIA's acclaimed deep learning supersampling technology and groundbreaking optical multi-frame generation that will usher in a new era of NVIDIA RTX neural network rendering games and applications.

The new optical flow accelerator based on NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture can analyze two consecutive game images and calculate the motion vector data of objects and elements from frame to frame without modeling using the motion vectors of traditional game engines. This greatly reduces AI's visual anomalies when rendering elements such as particles, reflections, shadows, and lighting.

To put it simply, the past DLSS 2 was to render a low-resolution image, and then AI zoomed in to high resolution to achieve both the image quality and the number of frames. While the new DLSS 3 is compatible with DLSS 2, it also adds a frame insertion function, which can insert virtual frames calculated by AI between two real frames to double the number of frames. Combined with the super-resolution function of DLSS 2, AI can reconstruct up to 7/8 display pixels, up to four times better than without DLSS!

There is no evidence of word of mouth, let's go straight to the test. The latest version of 3DMark has been adapted to DLSS 3's BenchMark. We can directly see the difference between the test results of gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Eagle 24G and DLSS 2 control variables. In DLSS 2 mode, the average frame number is 136frames, which is more than two times higher than the 58.62frames without DLSS 2.

But if we turn on the latest DLSS 3 technology, the frame number of gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Eagle 24G graphics cards goes straight to an average of 168frames, which is more than three times higher than that of DLSS. As for the specific increase in the number of game frames, we will test it later.

Stress test-how much progress will a non-public flagship such as the theoretical running score make on the basis of the public domain graphics card? Then we carry on the theoretical test, the first is the single-baked doughnut, after 10 minutes, the core temperature is stable at 63.9 ℃ and the power consumption is about 446W, which is basically consistent with the performance of the public version. If equipped with i7 / i9 such a level of processor, or honestly more than 1000W power supply, at least 850W power supply is not false.

Next, there is a 3DMark pressure test, which can detect whether the performance of the graphics card has declined under continuous running minutes. Generally, more than 97% can be regarded as a qualified graphics card. The measured score of gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Magic Eagle 24G is 99.5%, almost no frequency reduction, and perfectly passed the test.

In the 3DMark TimeSpy DX12 test, gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Magic Hawk 24G graphics card scored 35111 points, compared with 34725 points for GeForce RTX 4090 and 18981 points for RTX 3090.

In the 3DMark Fire Strike DX11 test, gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Magic Hawk 24G graphics card scored 76434 points, compared with 75013 points for GeForce RTX 4090 and 46045 points for GeForce RTX 3090. This score means that all games can be run smoothly at 4K resolution, and even light chase games and VR games can meet the needs of high refresh rates.

In the 3DMark Portal Royal light pursuit test, gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Magic Hawk 24G scored 25518 points, higher than the 25080 points of the public version of RTX 4090. In the past, GeForce RTX 3090 can experience light-chasing games smoothly at 2K resolution, while RTX 4090 can already play smoothly at 4K resolution.

The actual measurement of the game is reflected in the actual game, how much improvement can DLSS 3 bring? At present, DLSS 3 has been supported by many of the world's leading game developers, and more than 35 games and applications have announced that they are about to support this technology. As long as they adapt to DLSS 3, they can be backward compatible with DLSS 2, so it is very easy to develop. It is certain that more and more developers will join the DLSS camp. For example:

● Superhuman (SUPER PEOPLE): the preemptive trial version will be released at 13:00 on October 12, with support for DLSS 3

● reincarnation of Life and death (Loopmancer) will be updated on October 12, with support for DLSS 3

● Justice 'Fuyun Court': a new graphic display will be released on October 13, supporting DLSS 3

● "Microsoft simulated Flight" (Microsoft Flight Simulator): a beta version for Xbox Insider program members will be launched on October 17, supporting DLSS 3

● "Legend of the Plague: Requiem" (A Plague Tale: Requiem): will be released on October 18, supporting DLSS 3

We selected "Cyberpunk 2077", "Cold against the current" and "Unreal engine 5: Lyra", which have been adapted to DLSS 3, and Demo to test gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Magic Hawk 24G. In addition, we will test the Demo "Enemies" of a Unity engine.

First of all, we test the domestic knight-errant online game "against the cold", also provides RTX ray tracing and DLSS 3 options. Let's turn on the 4K highest image quality to try its frame number performance. As can be seen from the data below, it is almost impossible to play without turning on DLSS, and the frame rate has increased nearly fivefold after turning on DLSS 3. Compared with the DLSS 2 in the same gear, it has also increased by nearly 65%. And most projects are about 2 frames higher than the public version of RTX 4090.

In terms of picture quality, we chose a detail in BenchMark, and we can see that there is little difference between the balance between DLSS and DLSS. Due to the existence of anti-aliasing, it is even more pleasing to the eye after opening DLSS. This is the charm of AI technology.

↑ left DLSS off, right DLSS 3 balanced

In the "Cyber punk 2077" graphics card killer, we can run its own BenchMark in 4K super light chase mode, and get the following data. Gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Eagle 24G can run Super Light pursuit "Cyberpunk 2077" at native 4K resolution. On the premise of driving to the DLSS super performance gear, it can achieve 4K144Hz play, for super enthusiasts, it can even meet the 8K60 frame play.

Next up is Demo "Lyra", a game made using the Unreal 5 engine. The Unreal 5 engine provides full support for RTX ray tracing, DLSS 3 and NVIDIA Reflex, so there will be a large number of 3A masterpieces based on the Unreal 5 engine (such as "Black Myth: Wukong").

DLSS 3's performance in Lyra also met expectations. When DLSS 3 is turned on, the frame rate increases by nearly 1.7 times. Compared with the DLSS 2 in the same gear, it has also increased by nearly 20%.

In addition to the Unreal engine, the Unity engine also provides full support for RTX ray tracing, DLSS 3, and NVIDIA Reflex. Finally, we tested an exploding Demo "Unity:Enemies". This Demo does not have so many gears to choose from, so you can only adjust the switch. After turning on DLSS 3, the number of frames soared nearly 3 times, and the 4K rendering was silky and smooth.

So is DLSS 3 technology perfect? Of course not. The essence of DLSS 3 is frame insertion, and frame insertion must have a side effect of increased latency. After all, our mouse is the feedback on the frame we see, while AI adds additional frames, which has a great impact on competitive games. Therefore, when you turn on the frame insertion function of DLSS 3, NVIDIA Reflex will be forced to open to make up for the rendering delay caused by frame insertion as much as possible. From the test data, we can see that the delay after turning on DLSS 3 is even slightly lower than nothing. If you want to pursue absolute low latency, you can turn off DLSS, open NVIDIA Reflex alone, and enjoy the ultimate e-sports experience.

In addition, we also tested some traditional raster games and DLSS2 games. In Tomb Raider: shadow, it is measured that BenchMark can run to 133frames with the highest resolution and highest light at 4K, and it is smooth without DLSS.

After opening the quality file DLSS, the number of frames skyrocketed to 174frames, which can meet the 4K144Hz needs of almost all scenarios.

Finally, we tested a light chase 3A masterpiece "Control", the highest picture quality of 4K, the highest light can only barely play smoothly at 76 frames, while the frame number of gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Eagle 24G almost doubled after opening DLSS, this 4K game experience is quite excellent.

In the optimized Ultimate Speed: horizon 5, we turned on 4K extreme image quality and still achieved an average of 131 frames. It seems that with the raging performance of RTX 4090, this racing game can be done even with 8K60 frames.

Creative production to the level of RTX 4090, certainly not just playing games, creative production and deep learning is the main audience. Gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Eagle 24G is also a GPU supported by NVIDIA Studio. At present, there are more than 75 creative applications that can use AI computing power to greatly improve productivity.

In modeling and rendering software, gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Eagle 24G can use CUDA to provide hardware acceleration for work. At present, almost all modeling software will optimize the GPU of NVIDIA, so it can achieve the coexistence of efficiency, stability and compatibility. For example, in the commonly used rendering tool V-Ray, you can use RTX accelerated ray tracing to achieve high-performance final frame rendering. With the noise reduction feature of AI, GPU can further speed up interactive rendering.

When CUDA acceleration is enabled for V-Ray Benchmark, the score reaches 4445, which is higher than that of more than 4200 in the public domain, which is the highest among so many non-public graphics cards tested by the author.

Thanks to the improvement in light pursuit performance, the score of gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Eagle 24G in V-Ray GPU RTX has also increased to 6062, slightly higher than that of the public card, setting a record in the history of our database.

In the later part of the video, the RTX 40 series GPU added support for AV1 coding. AV1 is the next generation video coding technology, which can provide faster video coding and higher quality streaming media transmission performance while occupying the same space. NVIDIA works closely with a number of industry partners, and today's mainstream multimedia applications can support AV1. At present, the domestic professional version of editing and projection already supports the video acceleration of AV1. OBS LVB software also supports AV1-encoded recording. It is hoped that AV1-encoded LVB can be adapted as soon as possible, thus greatly saving LVB bandwidth.

The commonly used video color editing software Davinci also provides support for AV1 coding, as a free open source coding, there will be more and more mainstream software to join.

Finally, we tested PugetBench For Davinci for you. GPU acceleration effects based on NVIDIA CUDA technology can achieve faster real-time video editing and frame rendering, and the output speed using NVIDIA coding can be increased by up to 5 times. Gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Magic Hawk 24G final score can reach 2513 points, can smoothly edit 8K video without stutter.

Summary gigabyte RTX 4090 GAMING OC Eagle 24G as a high-end non-public graphics card, indeed over-fulfilled the task. Not only set a new high in performance release stability, but also the unique RGB light wheel and one-button OC switch button are also quite new. If you are a game enthusiast who wants to experience 4K144Hz, then this graphics card whose performance is better than the public version of RTX 4090 will be a good choice for non-public cards.

Gigabyte's RTX 4090 series will be launched on October 12 with an recommended retail price of:

GV-N4090AORUSX W-24GD:16998 element

GV-N4090AORUS M-24GD:15998 element

GV-N4090GAMING OC-24GD:13998 element

GV-N4090WF3-24GD:12999 element

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