Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-12600 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 bad or good for gaming by looking at testing data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary characteristic. The ordinary FPS in games is 116.7 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 24Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3090 is good even for modern 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 GPU, you can already draw certain decision. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12600 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.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 common games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3090 and Intel Core i5-12600 configuration:
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3090 with rivals in some 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 opponents 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 decision.
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 i5-12600. The numbers beside 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
Overwatch 2
2022
163.7
212.8
278.3
343.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Saints Row
2022
121.1
157.4
205.8
254.2
Atomic Heart
2023
40.9
53.2
69.6
85.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
109.1
141.9
185.5
229.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
98.9
128.6
168.1
207.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
92.1
119.7
156.5
193.4
Stray
2022
182.5
237.2
310.2
383.2
Starfield
2022
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
88.7
115.3
150.7
186.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
105.7
137.4
179.7
222.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
71.6
93.1
121.8
150.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
73.3
95.3
124.6
154.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
114.2
148.5
194.2
239.9
Scorn
2022
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Elden ring
2022
64.8
84.2
110.2
136.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
63.1
82.0
107.3
132.5
Homeworld 3
2022
83.6
108.6
142.0
175.5
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Witcher 3
2015
151.1
196.4
256.8
317.3
Crysis 3
2013
167.4
217.7
284.7
351.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
134.2
174.5
228.1
281.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
168.3
218.8
286.1
353.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
134.2
174.5
228.1
281.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
151.8
197.3
258.0
318.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
122.8
159.6
208.7
257.8
Halo Infinite
2021
97.2
126.4
165.2
204.1
Gears of War 5
2019
136.2
177.1
231.6
286.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
111.2
144.5
189.0
233.5
World War Z
2019
168.6
219.2
286.7
354.1
Genshin Impact
2020
148.4
192.9
252.2
311.5
Metro Exodus
2019
93.6
121.7
159.1
196.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
100.8
131.0
171.3
211.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
137.4
178.7
233.6
288.6
F1 22
2020
148.4
192.9
252.2
311.5
Borderlands 3
2019
108.1
140.5
183.8
227.0
Hitman 3
2021
116.0
150.7
197.1
243.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
169.5
220.3
288.1
355.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
124.5
161.8
211.6
261.4
F1 2021
2020
165.4
215.0
281.2
347.3
GreedFall
2019
154.0
200.2
261.8
323.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
158.6
206.2
269.6
333.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
133.9
174.0
227.6
281.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
143.2
186.2
243.5
300.8
The Division
2016
150.7
196.0
256.3
316.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
145.1
188.6
246.7
304.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
85.3
110.8
144.9
179.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
167.1
217.2
284.1
350.9
Just Cause 4
2018
135.2
175.8
229.9
284.0
Project CARS 3
2020
78.4
102.0
133.3
164.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
168.1
218.6
285.8
353.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
145.6
189.3
247.6
305.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
77.9
101.3
132.5
163.6
Far Cry 6
2021
127.9
166.3
217.4
268.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
77.1
100.2
131.0
161.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
107.4
139.7
182.6
225.6
Anthem
2019
115.8
150.5
196.8
243.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
125.8
163.6
213.9
264.3
Dishonored 2
2016
128.9
167.6
219.2
270.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
123.3
160.3
209.6
258.9
Hitman 2
2018
167.1
217.2
284.1
350.9
Death Stranding
2020
155.0
201.5
263.5
325.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
107.4
139.7
182.6
225.6
Godfall
2020
150.9
196.2
256.5
316.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
116.0
150.7
197.1
243.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
167.1
217.2
284.1
350.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
165.4
215.0
281.2
347.3
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Core i5-12600 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 much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman
2016
170.5
221.7
289.9
358.1
Minecraft
2011
399.0
466.8
678.3
837.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
218.3
283.7
371.0
458.4
DiRT Rally
2015
268.9
349.6
457.1
564.7
Need For Speed
2015
201.9
262.5
343.2
424.0
Dota 2
2013
243.8
317.0
414.5
512.1
Project CARS 2
2017
176.8
229.9
300.6
371.3
Battlefield 4
2013
237.2
308.3
403.2
498.1
League of Legends
2009
505.5
591.5
730.5
796.2
F1 2019
2019
175.6
228.3
298.6
368.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
353.7
459.8
601.2
742.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
499.3
584.2
721.5
786.4
Destiny 2
2017
235.8
306.6
400.9
495.2
Battlefield V
2018
179.6
233.4
305.2
377.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
201.4
261.8
342.3
422.9
Valorant
2020
342.2
444.9
581.8
718.7
Doom
2016
268.1
348.5
455.7
562.9
Strange Brigade
2018
219.5
285.3
373.1
460.9
Fallout 76
2018
218.9
284.6
372.2
459.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
169.5
220.3
288.1
355.9
Battlefield 1
2016
213.0
276.9
362.1
447.3
Dawn of War III
2017
183.5
238.5
311.9
385.3
Apex Legends
2019
179.6
233.4
305.2
377.1
Roblox
2006
529.5
619.5
765.1
833.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
214.2
278.4
364.1
449.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
187.2
243.4
318.3
393.2
Rocket League
2015
524.2
613.4
757.5
825.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
208.2
270.7
353.9
437.2
Titanfall 2
2016
184.2
239.4
313.1
386.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
194.4
252.7
330.5
408.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
175.1
227.7
297.7
367.8
For Honor
2017
249.6
324.5
424.4
524.2
Though 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 in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i5-12600 and the GeForce RTX 3090 separately.
