Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 GPU with the Intel Core i5-11600K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is good or bad for gaming by looking at testing data. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 116.7 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 24Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3090 is good 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 make certain conclusions. With this data, you can already easily select the required power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-11600K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is required 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 modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3090 and Intel Core i5-11600K configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3090 with rivals in some popular games and choose 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 competitors of the GeForce RTX 3090 are Radeon RX 6900 XT and GeForce RTX 3080. We compared GeForce RTX 3090 (244 FPS) and their medium 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 further help you make the true decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3090 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3090 and Intel Core i5-11600K. 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
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
98.1
127.5
166.8
206.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
71.0
92.3
120.8
149.2
Scorn
2022
66.0
85.7
112.1
138.5
Starfield
2022
59.2
77.0
100.6
124.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
66.0
85.7
112.1
138.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
108.2
140.7
184.0
227.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.7
Homeworld 3
2022
82.9
107.7
140.9
174.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
104.9
136.3
178.3
220.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
87.9
114.3
149.5
184.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
62.6
81.3
106.4
131.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
113.3
147.3
192.6
238.0
Elden ring
2022
64.3
83.5
109.3
135.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
91.3
118.7
155.3
191.8
Overwatch 2
2022
162.4
211.1
276.0
341.0
Atomic Heart
2023
40.6
52.8
69.0
85.2
Saints Row
2022
120.1
156.1
204.1
252.2
Stray
2022
181.0
235.3
307.6
380.0
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
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
122.3
159.0
207.9
256.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
77.3
100.5
131.4
162.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
143.9
187.1
244.7
302.2
Just Cause 4
2018
134.1
174.4
228.0
281.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
100.0
129.9
169.9
209.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
50.6
65.7
86.0
106.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
166.8
216.8
283.5
350.2
Genshin Impact
2020
147.1
191.3
250.1
309.0
Gears of War 5
2019
135.1
175.7
229.7
283.8
F1 2021
2020
164.1
213.3
278.9
344.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
157.3
204.5
267.4
330.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
166.9
217.0
283.8
350.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.9
Project CARS 3
2020
77.8
101.1
132.3
163.4
The Division
2016
149.5
194.4
254.2
314.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
165.7
215.5
281.8
348.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
123.5
160.5
209.9
259.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
110.3
143.4
187.5
231.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
168.1
218.5
285.8
353.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
165.7
215.5
281.8
348.1
Anthem
2019
114.8
149.3
195.2
241.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
132.8
172.6
225.7
278.8
Death Stranding
2020
153.7
199.9
261.4
322.8
The Witcher 3
2015
149.8
194.8
254.7
314.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
133.1
173.0
226.3
279.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
121.8
158.3
207.0
255.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
124.8
162.3
212.2
262.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
164.1
213.3
278.9
344.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
150.5
195.7
255.9
316.1
World War Z
2019
167.3
217.4
284.4
351.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
133.1
173.0
226.3
279.5
Metro Exodus
2019
92.9
120.7
157.8
195.0
Crysis 3
2013
166.1
215.9
282.3
348.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
106.5
138.5
181.1
223.8
Borderlands 3
2019
107.2
139.4
182.3
225.2
Godfall
2020
149.7
194.6
254.5
314.3
GreedFall
2019
152.7
198.5
259.6
320.7
Dishonored 2
2016
127.9
166.2
217.4
268.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
84.6
109.9
143.8
177.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
115.0
149.5
195.5
241.5
Far Cry 6
2021
126.8
164.9
215.6
266.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
142.1
184.7
241.5
298.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
144.4
187.8
245.5
303.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
136.3
177.2
231.7
286.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
106.5
138.5
181.1
223.8
Halo Infinite
2021
96.4
125.3
163.9
202.4
Hitman 3
2021
115.0
149.5
195.5
241.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
76.4
99.4
130.0
160.5
Hitman 2
2018
165.7
215.5
281.8
348.1
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Core i5-11600K 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield V
2018
178.1
231.5
302.8
374.0
Titanfall 2
2016
182.7
237.5
310.5
383.6
Hitman
2016
169.1
219.9
287.5
355.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
173.7
225.8
295.3
364.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
495.2
579.4
715.6
779.9
League of Legends
2009
501.4
586.6
724.5
789.7
Apex Legends
2019
178.1
231.5
302.8
374.0
Destiny 2
2017
233.9
304.1
397.6
491.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
206.5
268.5
351.1
433.7
DiRT Rally
2015
266.7
346.7
453.4
560.1
F1 2019
2019
174.2
226.5
296.1
365.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
168.1
218.5
285.8
353.0
Valorant
2020
339.4
441.3
577.0
712.8
Minecraft
2011
395.8
463.0
672.8
831.1
Dota 2
2013
241.9
314.4
411.1
507.9
Battlefield 4
2013
235.3
305.8
399.9
494.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
212.4
276.2
361.1
446.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
350.8
456.0
596.3
736.6
For Honor
2017
247.6
321.9
420.9
520.0
Fallout 76
2018
217.2
282.3
369.2
456.0
Dawn of War III
2017
182.0
236.6
309.4
382.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
216.5
281.4
368.0
454.6
Doom
2016
265.9
345.6
452.0
558.3
Need For Speed
2015
200.2
260.3
340.4
420.5
Roblox
2006
525.1
614.4
758.8
827.1
Rocket League
2015
520.0
608.4
751.3
818.9
Battlefield 1
2016
211.2
274.6
359.1
443.6
Project CARS 2
2017
175.4
228.0
298.2
368.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
185.7
241.4
315.7
390.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
199.7
259.7
339.6
419.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
192.8
250.6
327.8
404.9
Strange Brigade
2018
217.7
283.0
370.0
457.1
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
