Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 GPU with the Intel Core i5-9600K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether 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 key parameter. The average 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 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 graphics card, you can already draw some decision. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-9600K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3090, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 350W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below 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 i5-9600K configuration:
Hitman 3
Valorant
Apex Legends
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
After looking at the data from the table 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 GeForce RTX 3090 competitors
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 ordinary FPS in popular 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 good choice.
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 i5-9600K. 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
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
104.6
136.0
177.9
219.7
Saints Row
2022
119.8
155.8
203.7
251.6
Overwatch 2
2022
162.0
210.6
275.4
340.3
Starfield
2022
59.1
76.8
100.4
124.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
113.1
147.0
192.2
237.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
72.6
94.3
123.4
152.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
70.9
92.2
120.5
148.9
Elden ring
2022
64.1
83.4
109.0
134.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
91.1
118.5
154.9
191.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
108.0
140.4
183.6
226.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
87.8
114.1
149.2
184.3
Homeworld 3
2022
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.7
Stray
2022
180.6
234.8
307.0
379.2
Scorn
2022
65.8
85.6
111.9
138.2
Atomic Heart
2023
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
65.8
85.6
111.9
138.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
62.4
81.2
106.2
131.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
97.9
127.3
166.4
205.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3090 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
166.4
216.3
282.9
349.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
77.1
100.3
131.1
162.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
132.5
172.2
225.2
278.2
F1 2021
2020
163.7
212.8
278.3
343.8
Project CARS 3
2020
77.6
100.9
132.0
163.0
Just Cause 4
2018
133.8
174.0
227.5
281.1
Hitman 2
2018
165.4
215.0
281.2
347.3
Hitman 3
2021
114.8
149.2
195.1
241.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
124.6
161.9
211.7
261.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
84.4
109.7
143.5
177.2
The Division
2016
149.2
194.0
253.6
313.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
143.6
186.7
244.2
301.6
Metro Exodus
2019
92.7
120.5
157.5
194.6
Anthem
2019
114.6
149.0
194.8
240.7
Borderlands 3
2019
107.0
139.1
181.9
224.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
150.2
195.3
255.4
315.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
141.8
184.3
241.0
297.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
110.0
143.1
187.1
231.1
Dishonored 2
2016
127.6
165.9
216.9
267.9
GreedFall
2019
152.4
198.1
259.1
320.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
79.3
103.1
134.9
166.6
The Witcher 3
2015
149.5
194.4
254.2
314.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
76.3
99.2
129.7
160.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
167.8
218.1
285.2
352.3
Crysis 3
2013
165.7
215.5
281.8
348.1
Genshin Impact
2020
146.8
190.9
249.6
308.4
Godfall
2020
149.4
194.2
253.9
313.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
166.6
216.6
283.2
349.8
Gears of War 5
2019
134.9
175.3
229.2
283.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
132.8
172.7
225.8
278.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
114.8
149.2
195.1
241.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
144.1
187.4
245.0
302.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
165.4
215.0
281.2
347.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
122.0
158.6
207.4
256.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
106.3
138.2
180.8
223.3
World War Z
2019
166.9
217.0
283.8
350.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
165.4
215.0
281.2
347.3
F1 22
2020
146.8
190.9
249.6
308.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
136.0
176.8
231.3
285.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
99.7
129.7
169.6
209.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
157.0
204.1
266.8
329.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
132.8
172.7
225.8
278.9
Death Stranding
2020
153.4
199.4
260.8
322.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
106.3
138.2
180.8
223.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
163.7
212.8
278.3
343.8
Far Cry 6
2021
126.6
164.6
215.2
265.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
50.5
65.6
85.8
106.0
Halo Infinite
2021
96.2
125.1
163.5
202.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
121.5
158.0
206.6
255.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
123.2
160.2
209.5
258.7
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Core i5-9600K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3090 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 4
2013
234.8
305.2
399.1
493.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
173.3
225.3
294.7
364.0
Roblox
2006
524.0
613.1
757.3
825.4
Doom
2016
265.3
344.9
451.0
557.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
199.3
259.1
338.9
418.6
Need For Speed
2015
199.8
259.8
339.7
419.6
Strange Brigade
2018
217.2
282.4
369.3
456.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
167.8
218.1
285.2
352.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
216.0
280.8
367.3
453.7
Dawn of War III
2017
181.6
236.1
308.7
381.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
212.0
275.6
360.4
445.2
Valorant
2020
338.7
440.4
575.8
711.3
DiRT Rally
2015
266.2
346.0
452.5
558.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
192.4
250.1
327.1
404.1
Apex Legends
2019
177.7
231.0
302.1
373.2
Rocket League
2015
518.9
607.1
749.8
817.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
185.3
240.9
315.0
389.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
206.1
267.9
350.3
432.8
For Honor
2017
247.1
321.2
420.1
518.9
Dota 2
2013
241.3
313.8
410.3
506.8
Battlefield 1
2016
210.8
274.0
358.4
442.7
Fallout 76
2018
216.7
281.7
368.4
455.1
Minecraft
2011
394.9
462.1
671.4
829.4
Destiny 2
2017
233.4
303.4
396.8
490.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
350.0
455.1
595.1
735.1
Battlefield V
2018
177.7
231.0
302.1
373.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
494.2
578.2
714.1
778.3
F1 2019
2019
173.8
226.0
295.5
365.1
League of Legends
2009
500.4
585.4
723.0
788.1
Titanfall 2
2016
182.3
237.0
309.9
382.8
Hitman
2016
168.8
219.4
286.9
354.4
Project CARS 2
2017
175.0
227.5
297.5
367.5
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but 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 according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
