GeForce RTX 4090 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 AD102 [GeForce RTX 4090]

High confidence

Most recent sample Sep 6, 2026 Most recent update seen for this GPU profile.

All-OS average: 23,292,985; Average PPD from submitted samples
Linux average: 28,341,149; Linux-only samples
Windows average: 22,060,857; Windows-only samples
Work unit samples: 638,246; All-time profile volume
Overall rank: #8; 441 GPUs tracked
Brand rank: #7; 294 Nvidia GPUs

Sampled performance breakdown

Folding Statistics AD102 [GeForce RTX 4090] - 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	638,204	23,292,985	26.76	0 hrs 54 mins	870,498	886,815,784	10,317
Linux	125,209	28,341,149	34.64	0 hrs 42 mins	818,206	478,415,389	14,066
Windows	512,995	22,060,857	24.98	0 hrs 58 mins	883,261	886,815,784	10,317

Track this hardware live

Profile your GeForce RTX 4090 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	GildedMoose	Atheists, Skeptics, & Humanists - ASH Folding	Windows GPU	Today
First seen	walterthurmond	Raytheon	Windows 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: 22,725,583 to 28,325,982 PPD
Net change over 12 weeks: -1,275,041 PPDTrend down
Latest weekly average: 22,725,583 PPD

12 WEEK AVG PPD CHANGE VS. WORK UNITS AVAILABLE - GeForce RTX 4090

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 4090

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 4090.

24 HOUR WU ALLOCATION

Research	Percent
ALZHEIMERS	92.71%
ATGPA1 POST TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS	7.29%

7 DAY WU ALLOCATION

Research	Percent
ALZHEIMERS	58.05%
ATGPA1 POST TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATION DYNAMICS	21.05%
ATGPA1 POST TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS	19.78%
CANCER	.8%
MEMBRANE TRANSPORT	.32%

12 WEEK WU ALLOCATION

Research	Percent
ALZHEIMERS	66%
RCA OLIGOMER STABILITY SIMULATIONS	9.15%
ATGPA1 POST TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS	5.44%
ATGPA1 POST TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATION DYNAMICS	5.01%
RCA OLIGOMERIC STABILITY HEAT STRESS SIMULATIONS	4.04%
RCA STABILITY SIMULATIONS	1.5%
RCA OLIGOMERIC STABILITY TEMPERATURE SIMULATION	1.24%
CANCER	1.19%
RCA OLIGOMERIC STABILITY MD SIMULATIONS	1.18%
MEMBRANE TRANSPORT	1.11%
RCA OLIGOMER STABILITY MD SIMULATIONS HEAT STRESS	.85%
INFLUENZA	.81%
NIPAH VIRUS DECOY PROTEIN DYNAMICS	.6%
RCA OLIGOMERIC STABILITY SIMULATIONS	.45%
RCA OLIGOMERIC STABILITY TEMPERATURE SIMULATIONS	.45%
PARKINSONS	.33%
RCA STABILITY TEMPERATURE SIMULATIONS	.32%
RCA THERMAL STABILITY SIMULATIONS	.16%
RCA TEMPERATURE STABILITY SIMULATIONS	.1%
NIPAH VIRUS DECOY PROTEIN DESIGN	.09%

Recent Work Unit Performance Clusters - GeForce RTX 4090

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 4090.

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 4090 kWh POWER CONSUMPTION & COST

Power consumption information for the GeForce RTX 4090 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
450 W	10.80 kWh	2,315,160	$1.08	$0.043

GeForce RTX 4090 COMPUTE VS kWH USAGE DAY, MONTH, WEEK & YEAR

Folding@Home compute projections for the GeForce RTX 4090 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	25,003,724	22.09	10.80 kWh	$1.08
Week	PPW	175,026,068	154.65	75.60 kWh	$7.56
Month	PPM	760,529,938	671.99	328.50 kWh	$32.85
Year	PPY	9,126,359,260	8063.83	3942.00 kWh	$394.20

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 4090 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	17639	cancer	37,278,833	1,169,621	31.87	0 ^hrs 45 ^mins
2	15426	influenza	36,742,228	7,834,672	4.69	5 ^hrs 7 ^mins
3	19229	Halogenase-Directed-Drug-Design	35,320,461	22,690	1556.65	0 ^hrs 1 ^mins
4	19703	cancer	34,904,975	1,656,211	21.08	1 ^hrs 8 ^mins
5	12922	cancer	34,329,139	801,038	42.86	0 ^hrs 34 ^mins

Lowest sampled PPD

PPD Rank	Project ID	Cause Research	PPD Average	Points WU Average	WUs Day Average	WU Time Average
1	18240	Force-Field-Protein-Dynamics	20,912	2,733	7.65	3 ^hrs 8 ^mins
2	17919	Malaria	30,809	31,493	0.98	24 ^hrs 32 ^mins
3	16959	cancer	34,852	8,368	4.16	5 ^hrs 46 ^mins
4	19227	Halogenase-Prediction	96,503	25,900	3.73	6 ^hrs 26 ^mins
5	12476	cancer	275,131	66,040	4.17	5 ^hrs 46 ^mins

GeForce RTX 4090FOLDING@HOME PPD PERFORMANCE