Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-10500 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is good or bad for gaming by looking at testing results. As for the main parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 116.7 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 24Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3090 is good even for new most exacting games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Release date
September 18, 2020
Price
1179 USD
Frequency
1400 MHz
Shaders
10496
TMUs
328
ROPs
96
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
350 W
Memory Size
24 Gb
Memory Bus
384 Bit
GeForce RTX 3090 power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the GPU, you can already make certain conclusions. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-10500 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3090, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 350W. Here is a list of some popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3090 and Intel Core i5-10500 configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
Minecraft
Roblox
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3090 with competitors in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3090.
The closest GeForce RTX 3090 opponents
Video Card
FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Ti
324.4
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
302
GeForce RTX 4080
301.3
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
280.881
Radeon RX 6950 XT
278
GeForce RTX 4070
278
Radeon RX 7900 XT
274.7
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
268
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
264
Radeon RX 6900 XT
247.6
GeForce RTX 3090
244
GeForce RTX 3080
241
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
239.4
Radeon RX 6800 XT
233.7
GeForce RTX 3080
230.1
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
230
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
211.5
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
211
Radeon RX 6800
195.4
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
185.3
GeForce RTX 4060
183.4
The closest rivals of the GeForce RTX 3090 are Radeon RX 6900 XT and GeForce RTX 3080. We compared GeForce RTX 3090 (244 FPS) and their average FPS in famous games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is Radeon RX 6900 XT 247.6 FPS, which 1.5% faster and GeForce RTX 3080 241 FPS, which is 1.2% slower. These numbers will also help you make the right choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3090 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3090 and Intel Core i5-10500. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS gained with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the GeForce RTX 3090 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Starfield
2022
59.2
77.0
100.7
124.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
104.9
136.4
178.4
220.4
Saints Row
2022
120.2
156.2
204.3
252.4
Homeworld 3
2022
82.9
107.8
141.0
174.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
98.2
127.6
166.9
206.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
71.1
92.4
120.8
149.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
108.3
140.8
184.1
227.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Overwatch 2
2022
162.5
211.2
276.2
341.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
91.4
118.8
155.4
191.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
66.0
85.8
112.2
138.6
Elden ring
2022
64.3
83.6
109.3
135.1
Stray
2022
181.1
235.4
307.9
380.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
62.6
81.4
106.5
131.5
Atomic Heart
2023
40.6
52.8
69.1
85.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
72.8
94.6
123.7
152.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
113.4
147.4
192.8
238.1
Scorn
2022
66.0
85.8
112.2
138.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3090 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
World War Z
2019
167.4
217.6
284.6
351.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
84.6
110.0
143.9
177.7
Borderlands 3
2019
107.3
139.5
182.4
225.3
Dishonored 2
2016
128.0
166.3
217.5
268.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
123.6
160.6
210.0
259.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
132.9
172.7
225.9
279.0
Gears of War 5
2019
135.2
175.8
229.9
284.0
Hitman 2
2018
165.9
215.6
282.0
348.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
77.3
100.6
131.5
162.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
106.6
138.6
181.3
223.9
The Witcher 3
2015
150.0
194.9
254.9
314.9
Genshin Impact
2020
147.2
191.4
250.3
309.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
124.9
162.4
212.3
262.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
122.4
159.1
208.0
257.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
142.2
184.8
241.7
298.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
110.4
143.5
187.6
231.7
GreedFall
2019
152.8
198.7
259.8
320.9
Metro Exodus
2019
92.9
120.8
158.0
195.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
136.4
177.3
231.9
286.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
79.5
103.4
135.2
167.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
133.2
173.2
226.4
279.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
133.2
173.2
226.4
279.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
50.6
65.8
86.0
106.3
Godfall
2020
149.8
194.7
254.6
314.6
Halo Infinite
2021
96.5
125.4
164.0
202.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
144.5
187.9
245.7
303.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
164.2
213.4
279.1
344.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
121.9
158.4
207.2
255.9
F1 2021
2020
164.2
213.4
279.1
344.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
165.9
215.6
282.0
348.3
Project CARS 3
2020
77.9
101.2
132.4
163.5
Crysis 3
2013
166.2
216.1
282.5
349.0
F1 22
2020
147.2
191.4
250.3
309.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
100.0
130.0
170.0
210.1
Far Cry 6
2021
126.9
165.0
215.8
266.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
166.9
216.9
283.7
350.5
Just Cause 4
2018
134.2
174.5
228.2
281.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
165.9
215.6
282.0
348.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
168.2
218.7
286.0
353.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
150.6
195.8
256.1
316.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
76.5
99.5
130.1
160.7
The Division
2016
149.6
194.5
254.3
314.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
157.4
204.6
267.6
330.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
167.1
217.2
284.0
350.8
Death Stranding
2020
153.8
200.0
261.5
323.1
Hitman 3
2021
115.1
149.6
195.7
241.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
115.1
149.6
195.7
241.7
Anthem
2019
114.9
149.4
195.4
241.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
144.0
187.2
244.9
302.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
106.6
138.6
181.3
223.9
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Core i5-10500 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3090 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Minecraft
2011
396.0
463.4
673.3
831.7
Destiny 2
2017
234.1
304.3
397.9
491.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
173.8
226.0
295.5
365.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
199.9
259.9
339.8
419.8
Battlefield 4
2013
235.4
306.1
400.2
494.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
216.6
281.6
368.3
454.9
League of Legends
2009
501.8
587.1
725.0
790.3
Battlefield V
2018
178.2
231.7
303.0
374.3
Rocket League
2015
520.3
608.8
751.9
819.5
For Honor
2017
247.8
322.1
421.2
520.3
Apex Legends
2019
178.2
231.7
303.0
374.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
351.0
456.3
596.7
737.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
495.6
579.8
716.1
780.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
185.8
241.6
315.9
390.3
Dawn of War III
2017
182.1
236.7
309.6
382.4
Hitman
2016
169.3
220.0
287.7
355.4
Dota 2
2013
242.0
314.6
411.4
508.3
Fallout 76
2018
217.3
282.5
369.4
456.4
Project CARS 2
2017
175.5
228.2
298.4
368.6
Doom
2016
266.1
345.9
452.3
558.7
Need For Speed
2015
200.4
260.5
340.7
420.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
168.2
218.7
286.0
353.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
212.6
276.4
361.4
446.4
Titanfall 2
2016
182.8
237.6
310.7
383.9
Roblox
2006
525.5
614.9
759.4
827.7
Battlefield 1
2016
211.4
274.8
359.4
443.9
Strange Brigade
2018
217.8
283.2
370.3
457.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
206.7
268.7
351.3
434.0
DiRT Rally
2015
266.9
347.0
453.7
560.5
Valorant
2020
339.7
441.6
577.5
713.3
F1 2019
2019
174.3
226.6
296.4
366.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
192.9
250.8
328.0
405.2
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3090 and the Intel Core i5-10500 separately.
