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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Highest-tier Ampere consumer card. Used market gold for AI: 24GB at sub-$1200 in 2026.
Released 2022·~$1199 street
Overview
Highest-tier Ampere consumer card. Used market gold for AI: 24GB at sub-$1200 in 2026.
Where to buy
Geo-routed to your region. Approx. $1199.
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Specs
| VRAM | 24 GB |
| Power draw | 450 W |
| Released | 2022 |
| MSRP | $1999 |
| Backends | CUDA Vulkan |
Models that fit
Open-weight models small enough to run on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti with usable context.
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Same VRAM tier
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Step up
More VRAM — bigger models, more context
No verdicted hardware in the next tier up yet.
Step down
Less VRAM — cheaper, more constrained
Frequently asked
What models can NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti run?
With 24GB VRAM, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti runs models up to ~32B in 4-bit, with room for context. See the model list below for tested combinations.
Does NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti support CUDA?
Yes — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is an NVIDIA card with full CUDA support, the most mature local-AI backend. llama.cpp, Ollama, vLLM, and ExLlamaV2 all run natively.
How much does NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti cost?
Current street price for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is around $1199 (MSRP $1999). Prices vary by region and supply.
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