TUF 3090 OC vs STRIX 3090 non-OC

[RedhaRay]

ROG-STRIX-RTX3090-24G-GAMING
TUF-RTX3090-O24G-GAMING OC

 

Hi, i've been looking to buy a 3090, i had 2 options,

the Strix non-OC and the TUF OC,

there was $30 difference  between the two,

after i made the order, i discovered that the TUF OC might be a bit faster...

 

Strix:
OC Mode - 1725  MHz (Boost Clock)
Gaming Mode - 1695 MHz(Boost Clock)

 

TUF:
OC mode : 1770 MHz (Boost Clock)
Gaming mode : 1740 MHz (Boost Clock)

 

Will the Strix be slower than the TUF by a lot?
Should i cancel my Strix order and order the TUF instead?
What Boost Clock should i expect from the Strix?
Because i hear people getting +1900MHz on 3090s, and the Strix with 1725MHz seems way behind.

What do you think?
Thanks.

 

[da na]

It won't be a lot faster. Besides you can overclock it yourself if you really want. You're buying a flagship card, it won't be "slow".

[tkitch]

get the one you like the look of.  Even if it was a 1:1 change?  That's less than 3% mhz difference between them (and it'll be less than a 1:1 performance change.)

[RedhaRay]

Just now, Mel0n. said:

It won't be a lot faster. Besides you can overclock it yourself if you really want. You're buying a flagship card, it won't be "slow".

Thanks for the comment, the thing is i feel like i paid $30 to get a slower card compared to the TUF OC, if i kept the Strix and did a little overclocking should i achieve 1800MHz? Or would that be too much? Because i do care about the thermals.

Never OCed a GPU before.

[Motifator]

1 minute ago, RedhaRay said:

Thanks for the comment, the thing is i feel like i paid $30 to get a slower card compared to the TUF OC, if i kept the Strix and did a little overclocking should i achieve 1800MHz? Or would that be too much? Because i do care about the thermals.

Never OCed a GPU before.

A higher pre OC'd card is not guaranteed to max OC more, you're just paying for a pre overclock. Clocking up yourself is easy as pie really.

[RedhaRay]

Just now, tkitch said:

get the one you like the look of.  Even if it was a 1:1 change?  That's less than 3% mhz difference between them (and it'll be less than a 1:1 performance change.)

Thank you so much, i do prefer the Strix to a level where i was seeing it in my dreams lol, so the 3%MHz is not much in GPUs then, Happy to hear that. Thanks again

[RedhaRay]

1 minute ago, Motifator said:

A higher pre OC'd card is not guaranteed to max OC more, you're just paying for a pre overclock. Clocking up yourself is easy as pie really.

It's a little scary for me to OC the card since it's not cheap at all, what is the safest overclock i can do for it?

[jones177]

The Strix OC has a target power draw of: 390 watts and Limit of 480 watts. The boost Clock is1860MHz.

The Tuf has a target power draw of: 350 watts and Limit of 375 watts. The boost Clock is1695MHz.

 

I would get the Strix OC version and not the Tuf.

The reason is my only 350 watt 3080 ti feels power staved compared to my Strix 3080 CO that used 370 watts and my MSI Gaming X Trio 3090s that use 370 watts as well.

 

[Motifator]

7 minutes ago, RedhaRay said:

It's a little scary for me to OC the card since it's not cheap at all, what is the safest overclock i can do for it?

It's the exact same thing when you're buying a pre-OC card... they just make sure the overclock is stable at a certain frequency before shipping it. Buying a stock custom design is wiser because you pay less for adjusting a slider from left to right basically, lol.

[RedhaRay]

31 minutes ago, Motifator said:

It's the exact same thing when you're buying a pre-OC card... they just make sure the overclock is stable at a certain frequency before shipping it. Buying a stock custom design is wiser because you pay less for adjusting a slider from left to right basically, lol.

Wow! i really didn't know that, thank you.
i thought that there was a real difference in the GPU, I also thought that i would get a much higher temperature by overclocking the card compared to if i bought the OC version "in case i was able to OC the card to the same MHz as the OC version", so overclocking the non OC version of the Strix to 1890MHz should be completely safe since the OC version of that same card already runs at 1890MHz, and it's just a mater of silicon lottery, if my card can hit 1890MHz i should keep it there without worrying too much is this correct?

[RedhaRay]

31 minutes ago, jones177 said:

The Strix OC has a target power draw of: 390 watts and Limit of 480 watts. The boost Clock is1860MHz.

The Tuf has a target power draw of: 350 watts and Limit of 375 watts. The boost Clock is1695MHz.

 

I would get the Strix OC version and not the Tuf.

The reason is my only 350 watt 3080 ti feels power staved compared to my Strix 3080 CO that used 370 watts and my MSI Gaming X Trio 3090s that use 370 watts as well.

 

Thank you so much, unfortunately the Strix OC was sold out, I was left with TUF OC and Strix non-OC, and i ordered the Strix. Would you think 1860MHz is achievable on the Strix 3090 non-OC? i'm new to OCing GPUs

[Motifator]

20 minutes ago, RedhaRay said:

Wow! i really didn't know that, thank you.
i thought that there was a real difference in the GPU, I also thought that i would get a much higher temperature by overclocking the card compared to if i bought the OC version "in case i was able to OC the card to the same MHz as the OC version", so overclocking the non OC version of the Strix to 1890MHz should be completely safe since the OC version of that same card already runs at 1890MHz, and it's just a mater of silicon lottery, if my card can hit 1890MHz i should keep it there without worrying too much is this correct?

Yeah, you could push it even further really. Grab MSI Afterburner and start toying from there.

[jones177]

13 minutes ago, RedhaRay said:

Thank you so much, unfortunately the Strix OC was sold out, I was left with TUF OC and Strix non-OC, and i ordered the Strix. Would you think 1860MHz is achievable on the Strix 3090 non-OC? i'm new to OCing GPUs

From what I have read the non OC version has the same power limit as the OC version but has a lower base clock. 

It makes a difference in benches but not much in games.

 

It also has 3x 8 pin connecters like the OC version. 

 

[Dedayog]

When you are buying a $1000+ card and $30 is a stumbling block