Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-10600 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is good or bad for gaming from results of all tests. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 116.7 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 24Gb of memory, we can tell 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 graphics card, you can already draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-10600 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3090, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 350W. Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3090 and Intel Core i5-10600 configuration:
Roblox
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
After viewing the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3090 is better or worse than competitors in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3090.
The closest opponents of the GeForce RTX 3090
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 opponents of the GeForce RTX 3090 are Radeon RX 6900 XT and GeForce RTX 3080. We compared GeForce RTX 3090 (244 FPS) and their ordinary FPS in popular 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 true decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3090 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3090 and Intel Core i5-10600. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the average FPS received with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 3090 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Atomic Heart
2023
40.6
52.8
69.0
85.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
87.9
114.3
149.5
184.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
104.9
136.3
178.3
220.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
66.0
85.7
112.1
138.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
113.3
147.3
192.6
238.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.7
Starfield
2022
59.2
77.0
100.6
124.3
Scorn
2022
66.0
85.7
112.1
138.5
Overwatch 2
2022
162.4
211.1
276.0
341.0
Elden ring
2022
64.3
83.5
109.3
135.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
71.0
92.3
120.8
149.2
Saints Row
2022
120.1
156.1
204.1
252.2
Stray
2022
181.0
235.3
307.6
380.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
108.2
140.7
184.0
227.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
91.3
118.7
155.3
191.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
98.1
127.5
166.8
206.0
Homeworld 3
2022
82.9
107.7
140.9
174.0
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3090 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 22
2020
147.1
191.3
250.1
309.0
Metro Exodus
2019
92.9
120.7
157.8
195.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
136.3
177.2
231.7
286.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
164.1
213.3
278.9
344.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
84.6
109.9
143.8
177.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
143.9
187.1
244.7
302.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
50.6
65.7
86.0
106.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
106.6
138.5
181.1
223.8
The Witcher 3
2015
149.8
194.8
254.7
314.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
166.8
216.8
283.5
350.2
Hitman 3
2021
115.0
149.5
195.5
241.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
123.5
160.5
209.9
259.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
76.4
99.4
130.0
160.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
168.1
218.5
285.8
353.0
Borderlands 3
2019
107.2
139.4
182.3
225.2
Godfall
2020
149.7
194.6
254.5
314.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
106.6
138.5
181.1
223.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
150.5
195.7
255.9
316.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
166.9
217.0
283.8
350.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
124.8
162.3
212.2
262.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
100.0
129.9
169.9
209.9
Crysis 3
2013
166.1
215.9
282.3
348.8
Just Cause 4
2018
134.1
174.4
228.0
281.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
122.3
159.0
207.9
256.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
133.1
173.0
226.3
279.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
144.4
187.8
245.5
303.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
157.3
204.5
267.4
330.3
Anthem
2019
114.8
149.3
195.2
241.2
Hitman 2
2018
165.7
215.5
281.8
348.1
Project CARS 3
2020
77.8
101.1
132.3
163.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
142.1
184.7
241.5
298.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
121.8
158.3
207.0
255.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
165.7
215.5
281.8
348.1
The Division
2016
149.5
194.4
254.2
314.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
132.8
172.6
225.7
278.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
77.3
100.5
131.4
162.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
110.3
143.4
187.5
231.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
133.1
173.0
226.3
279.5
World War Z
2019
167.3
217.4
284.4
351.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
165.7
215.5
281.8
348.1
Gears of War 5
2019
135.1
175.7
229.7
283.8
Far Cry 6
2021
126.8
164.9
215.6
266.4
F1 2021
2020
164.1
213.3
278.9
344.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
115.0
149.5
195.5
241.5
Halo Infinite
2021
96.4
125.3
163.9
202.4
Death Stranding
2020
153.7
199.9
261.4
322.8
GreedFall
2019
152.7
198.5
259.6
320.7
Dishonored 2
2016
127.9
166.2
217.4
268.5
Genshin Impact
2020
147.1
191.3
250.1
309.0
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Core i5-10600 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3090 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 4
2013
235.3
305.8
399.9
494.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
495.2
579.4
715.6
780.0
DiRT Rally
2015
266.7
346.7
453.4
560.1
Dawn of War III
2017
182.0
236.6
309.4
382.2
League of Legends
2009
501.4
586.6
724.5
789.7
Rocket League
2015
520.0
608.4
751.4
819.0
Roblox
2006
525.1
614.4
758.8
827.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
350.8
456.0
596.3
736.6
Need For Speed
2015
200.2
260.3
340.4
420.5
Destiny 2
2017
233.9
304.1
397.6
491.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
173.7
225.8
295.3
364.8
Strange Brigade
2018
217.7
283.0
370.0
457.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
216.5
281.4
368.0
454.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
192.8
250.6
327.8
404.9
Dota 2
2013
241.9
314.4
411.2
507.9
Titanfall 2
2016
182.7
237.5
310.5
383.6
Valorant
2020
339.4
441.3
577.0
712.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
185.7
241.4
315.7
390.0
Battlefield V
2018
178.1
231.5
302.8
374.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
206.5
268.5
351.1
433.7
Project CARS 2
2017
175.4
228.0
298.2
368.3
F1 2019
2019
174.2
226.5
296.1
365.8
Minecraft
2011
395.8
463.0
672.8
831.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
199.7
259.7
339.6
419.5
Battlefield 1
2016
211.2
274.6
359.1
443.6
Fallout 76
2018
217.2
282.3
369.2
456.0
Apex Legends
2019
178.1
231.5
302.8
374.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
212.4
276.2
361.1
446.1
For Honor
2017
247.6
321.9
420.9
520.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
168.1
218.5
285.8
353.0
Hitman
2016
169.1
219.9
287.5
355.2
Doom
2016
265.9
345.6
452.0
558.3
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
