Nvidia GEFORCE RTX 4090 User manual

Quick Start Guide

Thank you for choosing the NVIDIA®GeForce RTX®4090 graphics card.
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to ensure your PC has the appropriate hardware and software for your
new graphics card.
System Specications
>Motherboard:
PCI Express®graphics slot required.
>Clearance:
Must have space for 304mm (L) x 137mm (W) x 61mm (H) card.
One additional slot clearance in front of the fans is recommended
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01 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

>System Power Supply:
· 850 W power rating minimum.
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-At least three PCIe 8-pin cables
(with RTX 4090 PCIe Gen 5 Power Connector Adapter).
- One 450 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 Cable (16-pin).
>Operating System:
· Microsoft®Windows®11 64-bit recommended, or Microsoft®
Windows®10 64-bit April 2018 Update v1803 or newer.
· Linux, 64-bit.
>Driver Installation: 2 GB of available disk space required for
driver installation.
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The following equipment is included in the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
graphics card box.
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Quick Start
Guide
Support
Guide
NVIDIA PCIe
Gen5 16-pin power
connector adapter
!Attention: Use only the included NVIDIA power connector adapter for
your GeForce RTX 40 Series Founders Edition graphics card.
02 EQUIPMENT

GeForce RTX 4090 Graphics Card
DisplayPort
Connectors (x3)
PCIe Gen5 16-pin Power Connector
HDMI Connector
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existing graphics card(s).
!Attention: It is very important that you wait until the graphics card
has cooled before taking the card out of the system.
03 HARDWARE
INSTALLATION

2 Remove three slot covers if there was no existing graphics card.
Remove three adjacent slot covers that
correspond to the PCI Express slot you
are installing the graphics card in.
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3 Install the GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card into the primary
PCI Express x16 slot on your motherboard.
!Attention: This GPU card should not be installed with the I/O
brackets facing downwards.
Install your GeForce RTX
4090 into the Primary
PCI Express x16 slot (the
Primary slot is the one
closest to the CPU).

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graphics card.
!Attention: Use only the included NVIDIA power connector adapter
for your GeForce RTX 40 Series Founders Edition graphics card.
5 Reinstall the covers on your computer and reconnect any cables
previously removed.
Connect at least three
independent dedicated cables
with 8-pin PCI Express plugs
from the system power
supply to the NVIDIA power
connector adapter.
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1 Connect the display(s) to the graphics card.
2 Reconnect your power cord to the PC.
DisplayPort Connectors
HDMI Connector
04 CONNECTING TO
THE DISPLAY