Carol1134
Ran a Time Spy test in stock settings and gets 21461,only 2%-3% better than my KPE 3090,and the clock was 2070(2043avg)
Would they allow me to start an RMA?I'm thinking I received a very bad simple.
Perhaps Sajin can comment on this, but no, I don't think you will be allowed to RMA your card for this. If you look on the 3090 TI KPE the EVGA website under the "Specs" tab, EVGA only guarantees a 1950 MHz boost clock. Anything higher than the guaranteed 1950 MHz boost clock is technically overclocking or running the card "out of spec." EVGA does not guarantee overclocking capability or capacity in any form. By your own admission, your card at "stock clocks" is clocking a boost of 2043 average, which is almost 100 Mhz higher than the guaranteed EVGA boost clock of 1950 Mhz on this SKU. No way EVGA would allow an RMA on that.
This is called playing the Silicon Lottery. Some cards are binned extremely well. I believe Sajin's 3090TI BLACK (not even FTW3 Ultra) can hold OVER 2250 Mhz in PR/TSE. On the other hand, some 3090 TI KPE's can only do 2050 Mhz.
My own 3090TI KPE can only hold 2175-2190 Mhz on PR and Time Spy Extreme. It can do +1000 Mhz on the memory. I have a separate Asus ROG Strix LC 3090 Ti that can consistently hold 2205 Mhz on PR/TSE and +1400 MHz on the memory. Technically, my Asus ROG Strix LC 3090 TI performs slightly better than my KPE 3090 TI.
In short, we both played the Silicon Lottery and we "lost." I.E., we got a card that seems to clock at average or slightly below average.
It will be extremely difficult to truly know what the bins are without taking a wide survey with a large enough sample size (at least 50). Who knows, maybe the "true average" bin of the 3090 TI chip is 2150Mhz for maximal overclock potential. Also, there is probably selection bias for the card-owners willing to take such a survey, as most people who purchase these cards don't use MSI afterburner or PX1 and don't bother posting on forums. They just run the cards and play their games or use their GPU accelerated applications.
I can guarantee you 100% however, Carol1134, that EVGA absolutely does NOT bin these chips for the different SKU's. When you purchase a 3090 TI KPE, you should be fully informed about your decision. You are NOT purchasing a better binned chip, 100%, full stop, period. The difference between the cheapest SKU (FTW3 Black aka Sajin's card) and the most expensive SKU (KPE 3090 TI) is only 90 Mhz in the boost clock. Your extra $500 (FTW3 Black at $1499 vs KPE 3090 TI + PSU at $1999) is going to the special custom PCB on the KPE. The KPE has the dip switches, the extra 12-pin GPU Power plugin for an extra 450W of PSU power, and the ability to use the card for XOC without having to apply any shunt mods. The KPE PCB is ready to "plug and play" for LN2 XOC without having to do any additional modifications. The LN2 bios allows you to bypass any temperature safeties. All you need to do is just strap on an LN2 pot and you're ready to go. Before the EVGA discounts, you could also argue that part of the extra $500 was going to the AIO cooler, but that argument is now void given you can purchase an FTW3 Ultra Hybrid 3090TI for the same $1499 price point.
In short, your KPE 3090Ti has a special PCB that makes it much easier and straightforward to do XOC. You also get the KPE Edition "e-prestige." But please be aware that EVGA absolutely does not bin these chips for performance. Virtually every 3090TI chip can do 1950Mhz boost clock, which is all that EVGA guarantees you in terms of performance.