# NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

5 Hacker News commenters recommended NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a 24GB card that still handles demanding work like 4K footage, and often sold used for much less than new.

## Why people recommend it

- Still fast enough for demanding work (2 comments): "it is still plenty performant for all the stuff I do" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49078614)) "works great for 4K footage with both of those" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46614720))
- Good value on the used market (2 comments): "You can get them for half that price on Reddit used. I have a few." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48016050)) "You're probably better off buying a 3090/3090Ti with 24GB" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49078324))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090.md): 116 recommend
- [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090.md): 102 recommend
- [NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nvidia-rtx-pro-6000.md): 77 recommend
- [Nvidia GPUs](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nvidia-gpus.md): 67 recommend
- [AMD Radeon GPU](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amd-gpus.md): 48 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=NVIDIA+GeForce+RTX+3090+Ti+graphics+card&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/30-series/rtx-3090-3090ti/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti", https://hackerapproved.com/p/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-ti/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).