Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 GPU with the Intel Core i5-11600 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the primary characteristic. The medium FPS in games is 116.7 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 24Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3090 is good even for modern 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 draw certain conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-11600 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3090, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 350W. Here is a list of certain famous 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 i5-11600 configuration:
Apex Legends
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
League of Legends
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3090 is better or worse than competitors in several popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3090.
The closest rivals 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 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 figures will further help you make the right choice.
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 i5-11600. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS received 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
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
87.8
114.2
149.3
184.5
Saints Row
2022
119.9
155.9
203.9
251.9
Elden ring
2022
64.2
83.5
109.1
134.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
98.0
127.4
166.6
205.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
62.5
81.3
106.3
131.3
Starfield
2022
59.1
76.9
100.5
124.2
Scorn
2022
65.9
85.6
112.0
138.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
65.9
85.6
112.0
138.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
108.1
140.6
183.8
227.0
Atomic Heart
2023
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
104.7
136.2
178.1
219.9
Overwatch 2
2022
162.2
210.8
275.7
340.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
72.6
94.4
123.5
152.5
Stray
2022
180.8
235.0
307.3
379.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
91.2
118.6
155.1
191.6
Homeworld 3
2022
82.8
107.6
140.7
173.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
71.0
92.2
120.6
149.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
113.2
147.1
192.4
237.7
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3090 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Death Stranding
2020
153.6
199.6
261.1
322.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
76.4
99.3
129.8
160.4
Just Cause 4
2018
134.0
174.2
227.7
281.3
The Division
2016
149.3
194.1
253.9
313.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
123.3
160.3
209.6
259.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
150.3
195.5
255.6
315.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
165.6
215.2
281.4
347.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
106.4
138.4
180.9
223.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
143.8
186.9
244.4
301.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Anthem
2019
114.7
149.1
195.0
240.9
Far Cry 6
2021
126.7
164.7
215.4
266.1
Godfall
2020
149.5
194.4
254.2
314.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
157.1
204.2
267.1
329.9
Hitman 3
2021
114.9
149.3
195.3
241.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
132.9
172.8
226.0
279.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
121.6
158.1
206.8
255.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
166.6
216.5
283.2
349.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
132.9
172.8
226.0
279.2
F1 2021
2020
163.9
213.0
278.6
344.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
136.2
177.0
231.5
285.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
77.2
100.4
131.2
162.1
Crysis 3
2013
165.9
215.7
282.0
348.4
GreedFall
2019
152.5
198.3
259.3
320.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
165.6
215.2
281.4
347.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
110.1
143.2
187.2
231.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
124.7
162.1
211.9
261.8
F1 22
2020
147.0
191.1
249.9
308.6
World War Z
2019
167.1
217.2
284.0
350.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
144.3
187.5
245.3
303.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
79.4
103.2
135.0
166.7
Halo Infinite
2021
96.3
125.2
163.7
202.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
99.8
129.8
169.7
209.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
163.9
213.0
278.6
344.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
167.9
218.3
285.5
352.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
166.7
216.8
283.5
350.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
106.4
138.4
180.9
223.5
Project CARS 3
2020
77.7
101.0
132.1
163.2
Dishonored 2
2016
127.7
166.0
217.1
268.2
Metro Exodus
2019
92.7
120.6
157.7
194.8
Genshin Impact
2020
147.0
191.1
249.9
308.6
Borderlands 3
2019
107.1
139.2
182.1
224.9
The Witcher 3
2015
149.7
194.6
254.4
314.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
114.9
149.3
195.3
241.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
122.1
158.8
207.6
256.5
Hitman 2
2018
165.6
215.2
281.4
347.7
Gears of War 5
2019
135.0
175.5
229.5
283.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
141.9
184.5
241.2
298.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
132.6
172.4
225.4
278.5
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Core i5-11600 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3090 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
212.2
275.8
360.7
445.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
494.6
578.7
714.7
779.0
Dota 2
2013
241.6
314.0
410.7
507.3
Battlefield V
2018
177.9
231.3
302.4
373.6
DiRT Rally
2015
266.4
346.3
452.9
559.5
Destiny 2
2017
233.6
303.7
397.2
490.6
Apex Legends
2019
177.9
231.3
302.4
373.6
Dawn of War III
2017
181.8
236.3
309.0
381.7
Battlefield 4
2013
235.0
305.5
399.5
493.5
F1 2019
2019
174.0
226.2
295.8
365.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
199.5
259.4
339.2
419.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
350.4
455.5
595.6
735.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
192.6
250.4
327.4
404.4
Valorant
2020
339.0
440.8
576.4
712.0
Project CARS 2
2017
175.2
227.7
297.8
367.9
Fallout 76
2018
216.9
282.0
368.7
455.5
Minecraft
2011
395.3
462.5
672.0
830.1
Titanfall 2
2016
182.4
237.2
310.2
383.1
For Honor
2017
247.3
321.5
420.4
519.4
Hitman
2016
168.9
219.6
287.2
354.8
Need For Speed
2015
200.0
260.0
340.0
420.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
167.9
218.3
285.5
352.6
Battlefield 1
2016
211.0
274.3
358.7
443.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
173.5
225.5
294.9
364.3
Rocket League
2015
519.4
607.7
750.5
818.0
Doom
2016
265.6
345.2
451.5
557.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
185.5
241.1
315.3
389.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
216.2
281.1
367.6
454.1
Strange Brigade
2018
217.4
282.6
369.6
456.6
Roblox
2006
524.5
613.7
758.0
826.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
206.3
268.1
350.7
433.2
League of Legends
2009
500.8
586.0
723.7
788.8
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
