Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 GPU with the Intel Core i5-12600KF 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 good or bad for gaming by looking at results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main 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 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 GPU, you can already draw certain decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the necessary power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12600KF . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3090, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 350W. Here is a list of certain famous 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 i5-12600KF configuration:
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Valorant
League of Legends
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
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 popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3090.
The closest GeForce RTX 3090 rivals
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 numbers will also help you make the good decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3090 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3090 and Intel Core i5-12600KF. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the average 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
89.8
116.8
152.7
188.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
63.9
83.1
108.7
134.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
115.7
150.5
196.8
243.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
93.3
121.3
158.6
195.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
100.2
130.3
170.3
210.4
Overwatch 2
2022
165.8
215.6
281.9
348.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
107.1
139.2
182.1
224.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
67.4
87.6
114.5
141.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
72.6
94.3
123.3
152.4
Atomic Heart
2023
41.5
53.9
70.5
87.1
Starfield
2022
60.5
78.6
102.8
127.0
Saints Row
2022
122.7
159.5
208.5
257.6
Homeworld 3
2022
84.6
110.0
143.9
177.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
110.6
143.7
188.0
232.2
Elden ring
2022
65.6
85.3
111.6
137.9
Scorn
2022
67.4
87.6
114.5
141.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.0
Stray
2022
184.8
240.3
314.2
388.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3090 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Crysis 3
2013
169.6
220.5
288.4
356.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
78.1
101.5
132.7
164.0
Metro Exodus
2019
94.8
123.3
161.2
199.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
112.6
146.4
191.5
236.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
102.1
132.7
173.6
214.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
51.7
67.1
87.8
108.5
Project CARS 3
2020
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
108.8
141.5
185.0
228.6
World War Z
2019
170.9
222.1
290.5
358.8
F1 22
2020
150.3
195.4
255.5
315.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
126.1
163.9
214.4
264.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
139.2
181.0
236.7
292.4
Genshin Impact
2020
150.3
195.4
255.5
315.6
Halo Infinite
2021
98.5
128.0
167.4
206.8
Borderlands 3
2019
109.5
142.4
186.2
230.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
78.9
102.6
134.2
165.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
136.0
176.7
231.1
285.5
Far Cry 6
2021
129.6
168.4
220.3
272.1
Godfall
2020
152.9
198.8
259.9
321.1
Hitman 3
2021
117.5
152.7
199.7
246.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
147.5
191.8
250.8
309.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
124.9
162.4
212.3
262.3
Gears of War 5
2019
138.0
179.4
234.7
289.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
167.6
217.8
284.9
351.9
GreedFall
2019
156.0
202.8
265.2
327.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
136.0
176.7
231.1
285.5
Just Cause 4
2018
137.0
178.1
232.9
287.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
135.6
176.3
230.5
284.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
169.3
220.1
287.8
355.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
145.1
188.6
246.7
304.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
170.3
221.4
289.6
357.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
170.5
221.7
289.9
358.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
171.7
223.2
291.9
360.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
108.8
141.5
185.0
228.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
117.5
152.7
199.7
246.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
169.3
220.1
287.8
355.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
160.7
208.9
273.1
337.4
F1 2021
2020
167.6
217.8
284.9
351.9
Hitman 2
2018
169.3
220.1
287.8
355.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
147.0
191.1
249.9
308.7
Death Stranding
2020
157.0
204.1
267.0
329.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
86.4
112.3
146.8
181.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
124.4
161.7
211.5
261.2
Anthem
2019
117.3
152.5
199.4
246.3
The Division
2016
152.7
198.5
259.6
320.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
81.2
105.6
138.0
170.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
153.8
199.9
261.4
322.9
Dishonored 2
2016
130.6
169.8
222.0
274.3
The Witcher 3
2015
153.1
199.0
260.2
321.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
127.5
165.7
216.7
267.7
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Core i5-12600KF 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
Rocket League
2015
531.1
621.4
767.5
836.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
177.4
230.6
301.6
372.6
Destiny 2
2017
238.9
310.6
406.2
501.7
Roblox
2006
536.4
627.6
775.1
844.8
Need For Speed
2015
204.5
265.9
347.7
429.5
Battlefield 1
2016
215.8
280.5
366.8
453.1
Project CARS 2
2017
179.1
232.9
304.5
376.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
221.1
287.5
375.9
464.4
F1 2019
2019
177.9
231.3
302.5
373.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
217.0
282.1
368.9
455.7
Apex Legends
2019
181.9
236.5
309.2
382.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
455.2
532.6
657.8
717.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
204.0
265.2
346.8
428.4
Strange Brigade
2018
222.3
289.0
378.0
466.9
DiRT Rally
2015
272.4
354.2
463.1
572.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
210.9
274.2
358.6
443.0
Minecraft
2011
404.2
473.0
687.2
848.9
Dota 2
2013
247.0
321.2
420.0
518.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
196.9
256.0
334.8
413.6
Battlefield 4
2013
240.3
312.4
408.5
504.6
Hitman
2016
172.8
224.6
293.7
362.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
171.7
223.2
291.9
360.6
Battlefield V
2018
181.9
236.5
309.2
382.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
189.7
246.6
322.5
398.3
Titanfall 2
2016
186.6
242.5
317.2
391.8
Doom
2016
271.6
353.0
461.7
570.3
Fallout 76
2018
221.8
288.4
377.1
465.8
For Honor
2017
252.9
328.8
430.0
531.1
Valorant
2020
346.7
450.7
589.4
728.1
Dawn of War III
2017
185.9
241.6
316.0
390.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
358.3
465.8
609.1
752.4
League of Legends
2009
512.1
599.2
740.1
806.6
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
