INNO3D RTX 4090 iChill X3 OC Review

How Much Does It Cost?

Stock and prices are all over the place, as one really expects from a new GPU these days, so it’s hard to nail down what you would actually have to pay right now. However, you can check for up-to-date stock and prices on Amazon US and UK here.

Overview

So the INNO3D iCHILL X3 OC card, as I mentioned, it’s the first card we’ve had for them in a while, and that gives me the opportunity to see how far they’ve come, for a brand that in some regions, just isn’t known like the US. I can definitely say that they’ve stepped up their game dramatically and if priced right, could be a great contender on the market.

The design clearly does have some influence from other brands on the market, and I honestly don’t see anything wrong with that, because if you can do something similar, while also being competitive, then as a consumer myself, I’m all for it.

Great Design

I’ll be honest and say that it’s definitely a good-looking card and is on the smaller end of the scale compared to other RTX 4090s, though I know that’s not really saying much when they’re all monumentally huge. To combat some of the issues that come with a big card, I’m liking the support bracket that makes up part of the card, instead of having something that resembles a Mario flag pole holding up your GPU. I get that brands are making them better looking, but this is just the better option overall, and doesn’t involve the user doing anything to set it up.

Build Quality

In terms of build quality, I can’t fault it. It’s very plasticky on the front, which is expected, because I don’t think they’re aiming to take on the likes of ASUS or other extremely high-end cards, which also demand a higher premium, but instead are trying to strike a balance between value, materials used and keeping a design that fits in with your system though personally, a mix of materials would have been welcomed, especially as they could potentially match it in with the backplate.

Performance

Now when it comes to performance, it is an RTX 4090 so you’d expect nothing less than the very best, and it’s taken that performance and just dialed it up slightly, thanks to that out-of-the-box overclock which does see it pushing ahead of the other 4090 we compared it to. Obviously along with the slightly lower fan speed does result in slightly higher temperatures, but with the GPU and hotspot temperatures only having a 2 degree difference, it’s nothing that’s overly concerning. The memory temperature difference of 10 degrees is a more striking point, but again, still sits within comfortable limits so I’m not that worried, but I guess it does give INNO3D something to work on for future releases, because I’d maybe argue that it’s the weakest point of the card.

Inno3D

Overall, it’s been great getting an INNO3D card into the offices again, and it’s always good to see some, maybe, lesser-known brands on our test bench to see how they’re doing things a bit differently. I’ll comment now to say, if the price is right on this, which I think you’ll be expected to pay a slight premium over a reference spec or Founders card, then you’ll not be wasting your money, and it will still come in cheaper than an ASUS TUF or MSI SuprimX model, so you could always spend that extra money elsewhere, like towards a new CPU, or more memory because, at the end of the day, it’s still an RTX 4090, so you’re not going to be disappointed in the performance regardless.