NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Shares rank 38 of 42 graphics cards by recommenders
Recommended as a 24GB card that still handles demanding work like 4K footage, and often sold used for much less than new.
Recommended as a 24GB card that still handles demanding work like 4K footage, and often sold used for much less than new.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Still fast enough for demanding work
“it is still plenty performant for all the stuff I do”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “RTX 2080 Ti Memory Upgrade to 22 GB” “works great for 4K footage with both of those”
Comment from 14 Jan 2026 in “Apple Creator Studio” Good value on the used market
“You can get them for half that price on Reddit used. I have a few.”
Comment from 4 May 2026 in “Usage-based pricing killing your vibe, here's how to roll your own local AI” “You're probably better off buying a 3090/3090Ti with 24GB”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “RTX 2080 Ti Memory Upgrade to 22 GB”
Other graphics cards people recommend
The four most recommended other graphics cards, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | 116 | 21 | 85% | 12 | 5 yrs14 owners | Approved |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | 102 | 37 | 73% | 12 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 | 77 | 26 | 75% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Nvidia GPUs | 67 | 67 | 50% | 11 | 6 yrs3 owners | — |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 TiThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it is still plenty performant for all the stuff I do”
“You're probably better off buying a 3090/3090Ti with 24GB”
“This is the first time I've bought a piece of hardware that's appreciated in value.”
“You can get them for half that price on Reddit used. I have a few.”
“works great for 4K footage with both of those”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.