Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 GPU with the Intel Core i7-11700 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 testing results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key parameter. The ordinary FPS in games is 116.7 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 24Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3090 is good for today's 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 needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-11700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is needed 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 graphics card has been tested. Next 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 i7-11700 configuration:
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Roblox
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
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 competitors 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 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 competitors 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 further help you make the true 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 i7-11700. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent 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
Scorn
2022
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Stray
2022
182.5
237.3
310.3
383.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
92.1
119.7
156.6
193.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
98.9
128.6
168.2
207.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
71.6
93.1
121.8
150.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
114.3
148.6
194.3
240.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
63.1
82.0
107.3
132.5
Starfield
2022
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
105.8
137.5
179.8
222.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
73.3
95.3
124.7
154.0
Atomic Heart
2023
40.9
53.2
69.6
86.0
Overwatch 2
2022
163.7
212.9
278.4
343.9
Elden ring
2022
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.1
Saints Row
2022
121.1
157.4
205.9
254.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
88.7
115.3
150.8
186.3
Homeworld 3
2022
83.6
108.7
142.1
175.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
109.2
141.9
185.6
229.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3090 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Gears of War 5
2019
136.3
177.2
231.7
286.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
107.5
139.7
182.7
225.7
Genshin Impact
2020
148.4
192.9
252.3
311.6
Project CARS 3
2020
78.5
102.0
133.4
164.8
F1 2021
2020
165.5
215.1
281.3
347.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
167.2
217.3
284.2
351.0
The Division
2016
150.8
196.0
256.3
316.6
The Witcher 3
2015
151.1
196.5
256.9
317.4
Death Stranding
2020
155.0
201.6
263.6
325.6
Far Cry 6
2021
127.9
166.3
217.5
268.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
78.0
101.3
132.5
163.7
World War Z
2019
168.7
219.3
286.8
354.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
169.5
220.4
288.2
356.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
111.2
144.6
189.1
233.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
100.8
131.0
171.4
211.7
Hitman 3
2021
116.0
150.8
197.2
243.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
134.2
174.5
228.2
281.9
Just Cause 4
2018
135.3
175.8
229.9
284.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
151.8
197.3
258.1
318.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
167.2
217.3
284.2
351.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
143.3
186.3
243.6
300.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
165.5
215.1
281.3
347.5
Halo Infinite
2021
97.2
126.4
165.3
204.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
116.0
150.8
197.2
243.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
134.2
174.5
228.2
281.9
Borderlands 3
2019
108.1
140.6
183.8
227.1
GreedFall
2019
154.0
200.2
261.8
323.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
122.8
159.7
208.8
257.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
85.3
110.9
145.0
179.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
80.2
104.2
136.3
168.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
137.5
178.7
233.7
288.7
Anthem
2019
115.8
150.6
196.9
243.2
Metro Exodus
2019
93.6
121.7
159.2
196.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
124.5
161.9
211.7
261.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
145.7
189.4
247.6
305.9
Hitman 2
2018
167.2
217.3
284.2
351.0
Crysis 3
2013
167.5
217.7
284.7
351.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
168.2
218.6
285.9
353.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
125.9
163.6
214.0
264.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
145.2
188.7
246.8
304.8
F1 22
2020
148.4
192.9
252.3
311.6
Godfall
2020
151.0
196.2
256.6
317.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
77.1
100.2
131.1
161.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
158.6
206.2
269.7
333.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
123.3
160.3
209.6
259.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
Dishonored 2
2016
129.0
167.6
219.2
270.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
133.9
174.1
227.6
281.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
168.4
218.9
286.2
353.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
107.5
139.7
182.7
225.7
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Core i7-11700 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3090 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 1
2016
213.0
277.0
362.2
447.4
Need For Speed
2015
202.0
262.5
343.3
424.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
218.3
283.8
371.2
458.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
194.5
252.8
330.6
408.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
201.4
261.9
342.5
423.0
Strange Brigade
2018
219.5
285.4
373.2
461.0
F1 2019
2019
175.7
228.4
298.7
368.9
Doom
2016
268.1
348.6
455.8
563.1
DiRT Rally
2015
269.0
349.7
457.3
564.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
353.8
459.9
601.4
742.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
169.5
220.4
288.2
356.0
League of Legends
2009
505.7
591.6
730.7
796.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
214.2
278.5
364.2
449.9
Fallout 76
2018
219.0
284.7
372.3
459.9
Project CARS 2
2017
176.9
229.9
300.7
371.5
Titanfall 2
2016
184.2
239.5
313.2
386.9
For Honor
2017
249.7
324.6
424.5
524.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
208.3
270.7
354.1
437.4
Minecraft
2011
399.1
467.0
678.5
838.2
Hitman
2016
170.6
221.7
290.0
358.2
Destiny 2
2017
235.9
306.7
401.0
495.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
187.3
243.5
318.4
393.3
Rocket League
2015
524.4
613.5
757.8
825.9
Dota 2
2013
243.9
317.1
414.7
512.2
Battlefield V
2018
179.6
233.5
305.3
377.2
Apex Legends
2019
179.6
233.5
305.3
377.2
Dawn of War III
2017
183.5
238.6
312.0
385.4
Roblox
2006
529.6
619.7
765.3
834.2
Valorant
2020
342.3
445.0
582.0
718.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
175.2
227.7
297.8
367.9
Battlefield 4
2013
237.3
308.4
403.3
498.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
499.4
584.3
721.7
786.6
Though you can't dispute with the numbers 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 GPU and the CPU.
