Surprisingly, ASUS’s Rog Strix 4090D has become a strong competitor in the GPU market. According to information that got out, this version, which is made to follow export rules, can be upgraded to match the speed of the RTX 4090.
The RTX 4090D is a one-of-a-kind cure
NVIDIA made the GeForce RTX 4090D because the Department of Commerce wouldn’t let them send the RTX 4090 to China. The 4090D seemed limited at first because it had a different GPU die with about 11% fewer CUDA cores. Most of the types couldn’t overclock and had power limits that couldn’t be changed.
Making a Difference
But someone from HKEPC got their hands on an ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090D Non-OC version and was blown away by how well it worked. By removing the limits on boosting and letting the TGP (total graphics power) soar from 100% (425W) to a huge 141% (600W), this card got a lot more room to increase. The 2520MHz GPU Boost Clock that was already there was sped up even more.
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The memory frequency was raised to 1500 MHz, which means that 24 Gbps was reached. The boost clock was also cranked up by 200 MHz, and with ASUS’s GPU Tweak tuning software, it reached an amazing 3045 MHz. In side-by-side tests, the overclocked ASUS RTX 4090D did 2% better in Port Royal and 6% better in Speed Way than the stock model. These gains are amazing, especially when you consider that the core count went down.
Effects in the Real World
Synthetic benchmarks show how powerful the 4090D is, but the difference in core count may not be fully utilized in real-world game situations. Tests are a better way to stress GPUs than most games. So, the normal gamer might not notice a big difference between the 4090D and the regular 4090 while they are playing.
What’s Next?
After everything is said and done, the question still stands: Will the 4090D’s ability to boost become the new normal? Time will tell. As of right now, ASUS’s Rog Strix 4090D is a great example of how well graphics cards can change with the times and stay innovative.
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