GeForce RTX 3090 Folding@Home PPD Averages, Power Consumption & Research Projects

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Performance snapshot

Current averages, ranks, sample depth, and data freshness.

Folding@Home identifier GA102 [GeForce RTX 3090]

High confidence

Most recent sample Nov 12, 2026 Most recent update seen for this GPU profile.

All-OS average: 7,509,409; Average PPD from submitted samples
Linux average: 9,592,777; Linux-only samples
Windows average: 7,242,656; Windows-only samples
Work unit samples: 459,242; All-time profile volume
Overall rank: #31; 446 GPUs tracked
Brand rank: #26; 296 Nvidia GPUs

Sampled performance breakdown

Folding Statistics GA102 [GeForce RTX 3090] - Nvidia

DATA SAMPLES INFO Filter applied, PPD samples all time		AVERAGE FOLDING PERFORMANCE Based on ALL available PPD samples by filter				WORK UNIT PPD RECORDS All Time
OS FILTER	SAMPLES	PPD	WU Per 24hrs	Time Per WU	Points Per WU	BEST PPD	WORST PPD
All OS AVG	459,236	7,509,409	15.89	1 hrs 31 mins	472,508	120,128,096	10,458
Linux	52,109	9,592,777	14.35	1 hrs 40 mins	668,273	36,753,378	25,067
Windows	407,099	7,242,656	16.19	1 hrs 29 mins	447,452	120,128,096	10,458

Track this hardware live

Profile your GeForce RTX 3090 in our V8 Web Client

Launch the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client to monitor live work-unit activity, compare your machine with community benchmarks, and contribute real samples that keep public rankings and hardware insights current for the Folding@Home community.

First and most recent work-unit sample contributors
Sample	Folder	Team	Platform	Seen
Most recent WU sample	LAR_Systems	LinusTechTips_Team	Windows GPU	1 day ago
First seen	zeroc00l	PC Games Hardware	Linux GPU	Not recorded

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Recent GPU performance

12-week performance at a glance

Use the range, net change, and latest average as a quick signal—not a final judgment on the GPU.

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How to read this

Values use the same weekly community averages as the detailed chart.

Weekly movement can reflect project mix, available work units, drivers, or operating systems rather than a lasting hardware change.
Use the detailed chart to compare operating systems and work-unit availability across the full period.

12-week range: 8,339,108 to 8,743,299 PPD
Net change over 12 weeks: +404,191 PPDTrend up
Latest weekly average: 8,743,299 PPD

12 WEEK AVG PPD CHANGE VS. WORK UNITS AVAILABLE - GeForce RTX 3090

GPU PPD average changes week to week for a number of reasons such as credit for type of projects/causes available, variance in work unit difficulty, OS/GPU drivers, folding cores, GPU models, clocks, power targets etc.

The chart below serves as a way to see historical week to week performance change as PPD for a GPU is never a constant, as the work units processed are always changing.

Recent Work Unit Performance - GeForce RTX 3090

Average PPD is impacted by the types of research work units being done as they return different amounts of points and take different amounts of time.

The following shows the work unit allocation of research causes to better understand changes in PPD over time for the GeForce RTX 3090.

24 HOUR WU ALLOCATION

Research	Percent
PEPTIDOMIMETIC CD40L BINDING	44.44%
ALZHEIMERS	33.33%
ENZYME DYNAMICS	22.22%

7 DAY WU ALLOCATION

Research	Percent
ENZYME DYNAMICS	42.48%
ALZHEIMERS	35.19%
PEPTIDOMIMETIC CD40L BINDING	22.33%

12 WEEK WU ALLOCATION

Research	Percent
ENZYME DYNAMICS	41.03%
ALZHEIMERS	29.66%
PEPTIDOMIMETIC CD40L BINDING	22.41%
SUCROSE TRANSPORTER ATSUC1	1.9%
CANCER	1.72%
ATSTP10 SUCROSE TRANSPORT	1.38%
ATSTP10 TRANSPORT SIMULATION	1.21%
MEMBRANE TRANSPORT	.69%

Recent Work Unit Performance Clusters - GeForce RTX 3090

The following visualization illustrates the PPD / Credit allocation of work units across different research causes, providing insight into how PPD varies by work unit PPD samples for the GeForce RTX 3090.

This analysis helps better understand the relationship between research causes and PPD/Credit, highlighting any performance trends as clusters or anomalies as outliers.

Power and cost planning

GeForce RTX 3090 kWh POWER CONSUMPTION & COST

Power consumption information for the GeForce RTX 3090 is based on an average wattage taken from vendor information for the lowest and highest power draws for the GPU under Folding@Home compute loads.

Wattage information is only for the GPU and does not include the host computer's power usage.

Current GPU power consumption snapshot

GPU Power Draw Watts - TDP	Daily Power Usage kWh	Points per kWh	Daily Cost at $0.10 per kWh	Power Cost per 1m Points
350 W	8.40 kWh	995,949	$0.84	$0.100

GeForce RTX 3090 COMPUTE VS kWH USAGE DAY, MONTH, WEEK & YEAR

Folding@Home compute projections for the GeForce RTX 3090 can be used to help inform long-term point goals and related costs based on 24/7 usage.

Duration	Nickname	Points Average	Work Units Average	Power Usage kWh	Power Cost at $0.10 per kWh
Day	PPD	8,365,968	167.38	8.40 kWh	$0.84
Week	PPW	58,561,776	1171.68	58.80 kWh	$5.88
Month	PPM	254,464,860	5091.23	255.50 kWh	$25.55
Year	PPY	3,053,578,320	61094.78	3066.00 kWh	$306.60

Reading the averages

Why your PPD may differ

PPD is a guide, not a fixed result. Daily output changes with the work-unit mix, including project, points, atom count, and deadline, as well as system conditions such as OS, drivers, clocks, thermals, and power limits.

Compare the five highest and lowest sampled project averages for GeForce RTX 3090 using community samples collected through the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client.

Highest sampled PPD

PPD Rank	Project ID	Cause Research	PPD Average	Points WU Average	WUs Day Average	WU Time Average
1	12601	Alchemical-Binding-Energy	15,128,943	307,828	49.15	0 ^hrs 29 ^mins
2	18224	alzheimers	12,628,764	1,030,095	12.26	1 ^hrs 57 ^mins
3	17919	Malaria	12,178,800	211,651	57.54	0 ^hrs 25 ^mins
4	12603	Alchemical-Binding-Energy	12,145,573	355,935	34.12	0 ^hrs 42 ^mins
5	12708	cannabinoid	12,101,365	590,311	20.50	1 ^hrs 10 ^mins

Lowest sampled PPD

PPD Rank	Project ID	Cause Research	PPD Average	Points WU Average	WUs Day Average	WU Time Average
1	16920	cancer	1,698,991	52,612	32.29	0 ^hrs 45 ^mins
2	12602	Alchemical-Binding-Free-Energy	2,490,814	34,950	71.27	0 ^hrs 20 ^mins
3	18117	cancer	2,593,766	118,406	21.91	1 ^hrs 6 ^mins
4	16921	cancer	2,658,252	59,117	44.97	0 ^hrs 32 ^mins
5	18107	cancer	2,735,741	122,359	22.36	1 ^hrs 4 ^mins

GeForce RTX 3090FOLDING@HOME PPD PERFORMANCE