Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-12500 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 main characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 116.7 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 24Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3090 is good for new most demanding 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 make certain conclusions. With this data, you can already easily select the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12500 . 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 fairly high power consumption under loads - 350W. Here is a list of several common games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3090 and Intel Core i5-12500 configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Dota 2
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3090 with competitors in several popular 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 competitors 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 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 also help you make the true choice.
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 i5-12500. 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
Elden ring
2022
64.7
84.1
110.0
135.9
Atomic Heart
2023
40.9
53.1
69.5
85.8
Starfield
2022
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
66.4
86.4
112.9
139.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
71.5
93.0
121.6
150.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
92.0
119.6
156.4
193.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
73.2
95.2
124.5
153.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
63.0
81.9
107.1
132.3
Homeworld 3
2022
83.5
108.5
141.9
175.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
109.0
141.7
185.3
228.9
Overwatch 2
2022
163.5
212.6
278.0
343.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
114.1
148.3
194.0
239.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
98.8
128.4
167.9
207.4
Scorn
2022
66.4
86.4
112.9
139.5
Stray
2022
182.2
236.9
309.8
382.7
Saints Row
2022
120.9
157.2
205.6
253.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
105.6
137.3
179.5
221.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
88.6
115.1
150.6
186.0
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3090 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
50.9
66.2
86.6
106.9
Anthem
2019
115.6
150.3
196.6
242.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
151.6
197.1
257.7
318.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
166.9
217.0
283.7
350.5
Gears of War 5
2019
136.1
176.9
231.3
285.8
F1 2021
2020
165.2
214.8
280.9
346.9
Dishonored 2
2016
128.8
167.4
218.9
270.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
107.3
139.5
182.4
225.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
77.0
100.1
130.9
161.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
125.7
163.4
213.7
264.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
134.0
174.3
227.9
281.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
100.7
130.9
171.1
211.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
111.0
144.4
188.8
233.2
Godfall
2020
150.7
196.0
256.2
316.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
80.0
104.1
136.1
168.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
143.1
186.0
243.2
300.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
124.3
161.6
211.4
261.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
166.9
217.0
283.7
350.5
Borderlands 3
2019
108.0
140.4
183.6
226.8
Hitman 2
2018
166.9
217.0
283.7
350.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
134.0
174.3
227.9
281.5
GreedFall
2019
153.8
199.9
261.5
323.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
137.3
178.5
233.4
288.3
Death Stranding
2020
154.8
201.3
263.2
325.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
123.1
160.1
209.3
258.6
Crysis 3
2013
167.3
217.4
284.3
351.2
Project CARS 3
2020
78.3
101.9
133.2
164.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
107.3
139.5
182.4
225.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
115.8
150.6
196.9
243.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
133.7
173.8
227.3
280.8
Halo Infinite
2021
97.1
126.2
165.0
203.9
Metro Exodus
2019
93.5
121.6
159.0
196.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
167.9
218.3
285.5
352.7
Far Cry 6
2021
127.7
166.1
217.2
268.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
158.4
205.9
269.3
332.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
145.5
189.1
247.3
305.4
Genshin Impact
2020
148.2
192.6
251.9
311.2
F1 22
2020
148.2
192.6
251.9
311.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
168.1
218.5
285.8
353.0
Just Cause 4
2018
135.1
175.6
229.6
283.6
World War Z
2019
168.4
219.0
286.4
353.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
85.2
110.7
144.8
178.8
The Division
2016
150.6
195.7
256.0
316.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
169.3
220.1
287.8
355.5
The Witcher 3
2015
150.9
196.2
256.5
316.9
Hitman 3
2021
115.8
150.6
196.9
243.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
165.2
214.8
280.9
346.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
144.9
188.4
246.4
304.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
122.6
159.4
208.5
257.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
77.8
101.2
132.3
163.5
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Core i5-12500 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3090 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 2019
2019
175.4
228.1
298.2
368.4
Roblox
2006
528.8
618.7
764.2
832.9
Dota 2
2013
243.6
316.6
414.0
511.5
Rocket League
2015
523.6
612.6
756.6
824.7
Battlefield 1
2016
212.7
276.5
361.6
446.7
Battlefield V
2018
179.3
233.1
304.9
376.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
213.9
278.1
363.7
449.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
201.1
261.5
341.9
422.4
Destiny 2
2017
235.5
306.2
400.4
494.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
218.0
283.4
370.6
457.8
Battlefield 4
2013
236.9
308.0
402.8
497.5
Dawn of War III
2017
183.3
238.2
311.5
384.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
169.3
220.1
287.8
355.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
194.2
252.4
330.1
407.7
Hitman
2016
170.3
221.4
289.5
357.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
187.0
243.1
317.9
392.7
Doom
2016
267.7
348.1
455.2
562.3
League of Legends
2009
504.9
590.8
729.6
795.3
For Honor
2017
249.3
324.1
423.9
523.6
Valorant
2020
341.8
444.4
581.1
717.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
208.0
270.3
353.5
436.7
Apex Legends
2019
179.3
233.1
304.9
376.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
353.2
459.2
600.5
741.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
498.7
583.5
720.6
785.4
Titanfall 2
2016
183.9
239.1
312.7
386.3
Project CARS 2
2017
176.6
229.6
300.3
370.9
Need For Speed
2015
201.7
262.2
342.8
423.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
174.9
227.4
297.4
367.3
Strange Brigade
2018
219.2
285.0
372.6
460.3
Minecraft
2011
398.5
466.3
677.5
836.9
Fallout 76
2018
218.7
284.3
371.8
459.2
DiRT Rally
2015
268.6
349.2
456.6
564.0
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3090 and the Intel Core i5-12500 separately.
