Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-9600KF processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is bad or good for gaming by looking at benchmark results. As for the primary parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary 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 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. 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 i5-9600KF . 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 certain famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3090 and Intel Core i5-9600KF configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3090 with competitors in some famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3090.
The closest competitors 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 figures will also help you make the right 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 i5-9600KF. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the medium FPS gained 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
64.1
83.4
109.0
134.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
108.0
140.4
183.6
226.8
Saints Row
2022
119.8
155.8
203.7
251.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
70.9
92.2
120.5
148.9
Atomic Heart
2023
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
62.4
81.2
106.2
131.1
Overwatch 2
2022
162.0
210.6
275.4
340.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
104.6
136.0
177.9
219.7
Scorn
2022
65.8
85.6
111.9
138.2
Stray
2022
180.6
234.8
307.0
379.2
Homeworld 3
2022
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.7
Starfield
2022
59.1
76.8
100.4
124.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
65.8
85.6
111.9
138.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
91.1
118.5
154.9
191.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
97.9
127.3
166.4
205.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
87.8
114.1
149.2
184.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
72.6
94.3
123.4
152.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
113.1
147.0
192.2
237.5
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3090 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dishonored 2
2016
127.6
165.9
216.9
267.9
World War Z
2019
166.9
217.0
283.8
350.5
The Witcher 3
2015
149.5
194.4
254.2
314.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
132.8
172.7
225.8
278.9
Death Stranding
2020
153.4
199.4
260.8
322.2
Anthem
2019
114.6
149.0
194.8
240.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
50.5
65.6
85.8
106.0
Gears of War 5
2019
134.9
175.3
229.2
283.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
165.4
215.0
281.2
347.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
110.0
143.1
187.1
231.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
141.8
184.3
241.0
297.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
132.8
172.7
225.8
278.9
Crysis 3
2013
165.7
215.5
281.8
348.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
144.1
187.4
245.0
302.7
Metro Exodus
2019
92.7
120.5
157.5
194.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
166.6
216.6
283.2
349.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
143.6
186.7
244.2
301.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
166.4
216.3
282.9
349.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
132.5
172.2
225.2
278.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
124.6
161.9
211.7
261.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
121.5
158.0
206.6
255.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
122.0
158.6
207.4
256.2
GreedFall
2019
152.4
198.1
259.1
320.0
Hitman 2
2018
165.4
215.0
281.2
347.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
84.4
109.7
143.5
177.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
106.3
138.2
180.8
223.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
79.3
103.1
134.9
166.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
114.8
149.2
195.1
241.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
163.7
212.8
278.3
343.8
Borderlands 3
2019
107.0
139.1
181.9
224.7
Godfall
2020
149.4
194.2
253.9
313.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
123.2
160.2
209.4
258.7
Just Cause 4
2018
133.8
174.0
227.5
281.1
Far Cry 6
2021
126.6
164.6
215.2
265.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
157.0
204.0
266.8
329.6
Hitman 3
2021
114.8
149.2
195.1
241.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
150.2
195.3
255.4
315.4
F1 22
2020
146.8
190.9
249.6
308.3
Project CARS 3
2020
77.6
100.9
132.0
163.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
76.3
99.2
129.7
160.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
165.4
215.0
281.2
347.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
106.3
138.2
180.8
223.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
136.0
176.8
231.3
285.7
Halo Infinite
2021
96.2
125.1
163.5
202.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
77.1
100.3
131.1
162.0
Genshin Impact
2020
146.8
190.9
249.6
308.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
167.8
218.1
285.2
352.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
99.7
129.7
169.6
209.5
F1 2021
2020
163.7
212.8
278.3
343.8
The Division
2016
149.2
194.0
253.6
313.3
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Core i5-9600KF gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3090 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
216.0
280.8
367.3
453.7
Doom
2016
265.3
344.9
451.0
557.2
DiRT Rally
2015
266.2
346.0
452.5
558.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
350.0
455.0
595.1
735.1
For Honor
2017
247.1
321.2
420.0
518.9
Titanfall 2
2016
182.3
237.0
309.9
382.8
Strange Brigade
2018
217.2
282.4
369.3
456.1
Battlefield 1
2016
210.8
274.0
358.4
442.7
Hitman
2016
168.8
219.4
286.9
354.4
Project CARS 2
2017
175.0
227.5
297.5
367.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
173.3
225.3
294.7
364.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
206.1
267.9
350.3
432.8
Dota 2
2013
241.3
313.8
410.3
506.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
192.4
250.1
327.1
404.0
Battlefield 4
2013
234.8
305.2
399.1
493.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
167.8
218.1
285.2
352.3
Destiny 2
2017
233.4
303.4
396.8
490.2
League of Legends
2009
500.3
585.4
723.0
788.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
212.0
275.6
360.4
445.2
Roblox
2006
524.0
613.1
757.2
825.4
Fallout 76
2018
216.7
281.7
368.4
455.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
199.3
259.1
338.8
418.6
Dawn of War III
2017
181.6
236.1
308.7
381.4
Apex Legends
2019
177.7
231.0
302.1
373.2
Battlefield V
2018
177.7
231.0
302.1
373.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
185.3
240.9
315.0
389.2
F1 2019
2019
173.8
226.0
295.5
365.1
Minecraft
2011
394.9
462.1
671.4
829.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
494.2
578.2
714.1
778.3
Valorant
2020
338.7
440.3
575.8
711.3
Rocket League
2015
518.9
607.1
749.8
817.2
Need For Speed
2015
199.8
259.8
339.7
419.6
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
