Talha Amjad
Gigabyte’s premium brand Aorus typically stands for premium designs and the RTX 4090 Xtreme Waterforce is no exception. This is a top-tier AIO (all-in-one) liquid-cooled variant that comes with a 360mm radiator. Since it is liquid-cooled, the card itself is very compact and ideal for compact builds or for those not interested in custom water cooling. Buyers will however still have to consider the large radiator, which will not fit in small cases.
It competes with other AIO liquid-cooled RTX 4090 variants, such as the ASUS ROG Strix LC RTX 4090 OC Edition, ASUS ROG Matrix RTX 4090 Platinum, and MSI’s RTX 4090 Suprim Liquid X.
Specifications
| Specifications | Nvidia RTX 4090 Founders Edition | Asus Strix LC RTX 4090 OC | Aorus RTX 4090 Xtreme Waterforce | MSI RTX 4090 Suprim Liquid X |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU | AD102 | AD102 | AD102 | AD102 |
| Shading Units | 16384 | 16384 | 16384 | 16384 |
| GPU Clock: Base/Boost | 2235 MHz / 2520 MHz | 2235 MHz / 2640 MHz | 2235 MHz / 2565 MHz | 2235 MHz / 2625 MHz |
| FP32 Theoretical Performance | 82.58 TFLOPS | 86.51 TFLOPS | 84.05 TFLOPS | 86.02 TFLOPS |
| Dual BIOS | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Memory Configuration | 24 GB GDDR6X | 24 GB GDDR6X | 24 GB GDDR6X | 24 GB GDDR6X |
| Memory Clock (Effective) | 1313 MHz (21 Gbps) | 1313 MHz (21 Gbps) | 1313 MHz (21 Gbps) | 1313 MHz (21 Gbps) |
| Memory Bandwidth (Bus Width) | 1,008 GB/s (384-bit) | 1,008 GB/s (384-bit) | 1,008 GB/s (384-bit) | 1,008 GB/s (384-bit) |
| Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x HDMI 2.1 3x DisplayPort 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 3x DisplayPort 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| TDP | 450 Watt | 450 Watt | 450 Watt | 450 Watt (Silent) 480 Watt (Gaming) |
| Recommended Power Supply | 850 Watt | 850 Watt | 850 Watt | 1000 Watt |
| PCIe Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | 1x 16-pin | 1x 16-pin | 1x 16-pin |
| Slots | 3.1-Slot | 2.6-Slot | 2-Slot | 2-Slot |
| Dimensions (Length/Width/Height) | 304 mm (12 in) 137 mm (5.4 in) 61 mm (2.4 in) | 293 mm (11.5 in) 133 mm (5.2 in) 52 mm (2 in) | 238 mm (9.4 in) 141 mm (5.6 in) 40 mm (1.6 in) | 280 mm (11 in) 140 mm (5.5 in) 43 mm (1.7 in) |
Out of the box, the Aorus RTX 4090 Xtreme Waterforce 24G has a slight overclock of about 2% compared to the reference model, but since it is liquid-cooled, you can likely overclock it further to get better performance. While the rated clock speed is 2565 MHz, liquid-cooled RTX 4090 cards have been known to get close to 3 GHz in-game. The massive 360mm radiator enables silent operation even when the card is under full load.
Since this is an RTX 4090, it features 16384 for rasterization, 512 Tensor Cores for DLSS 3.0 AI image upscaling as well as 128 RT cores for ray tracing. As the name gives away, the card comes with 24 GB of GDDR6X memory that runs at 21 Gbps on a 384-bit memory bus. All RTX 4090 cards feature the same memory clock and there are no variants with factory overclocked VRAM.
For video output, you get a single HDMI 2.1 port and three DP 1.4a ports. The recommended PSU for the card is 1000W, and you will need a single 16-pin power connector to power it. Gigabyte does include a four 8-pin to one 16-pin power adapter in the box, which you can use if you have an older power supply unit.
Design
The Aorus RTX 4090 Xtreme Waterforce 24G has an unobtrusive design, featuring a black color scheme with gold accents. It has matching radiator fans, and the tubing is covered in black sleeves as well.
There is no fan on the GPU shroud, so Gigabyte has gone with a large copper base plate to ensure that the card stays cool even when under full load. It not only covers the GPU but the VRAM as well. The water channel also covers the MOSFET area. 460mm braided tubes carry water between the GPU and the 360mm radiator.
The card has a full metal backplate and minimal RGB lighting. The fans have RGB lighting as well, which can sync with not only the card but the rest of your PC parts as well. The cables for the fans are not integrated into the tubing, so replacing them is possible.
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Specification: Aorus RTX 4090 Xtreme Waterforce
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