Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-12700KF processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is good or bad for gaming from benchmark data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the primary characteristic. The medium 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 even 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. 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 i7-12700KF . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3090, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 350W. Here is a list of some famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3090 and Intel Core i7-12700KF configuration:
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Valorant
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 several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3090.
The closest opponents 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 competitors 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 numbers will also help you make the right choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3090 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3090 and Intel Core i7-12700KF. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS obtained 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
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
116.0
150.8
197.2
243.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
64.1
83.3
108.9
134.5
Scorn
2022
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.7
Saints Row
2022
122.9
159.8
209.0
258.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
74.5
96.8
126.6
156.4
Stray
2022
185.3
240.9
315.0
389.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
100.4
130.6
170.7
210.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
107.4
139.6
182.5
225.5
Atomic Heart
2023
41.6
54.0
70.7
87.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
110.8
144.1
188.4
232.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
93.5
121.6
159.0
196.4
Starfield
2022
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.3
Overwatch 2
2022
166.2
216.1
282.6
349.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
90.0
117.1
153.1
189.1
Elden ring
2022
65.8
85.5
111.9
138.2
Homeworld 3
2022
84.9
110.3
144.2
178.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3090 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Death Stranding
2020
157.4
204.6
267.6
330.6
Hitman 2
2018
169.7
220.6
288.5
356.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
170.7
222.0
290.3
358.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
161.0
209.4
273.8
338.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
127.8
166.1
217.3
268.4
Gears of War 5
2019
138.4
179.9
235.2
290.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
172.1
223.8
292.6
361.5
Anthem
2019
117.6
152.9
199.9
246.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
102.3
133.0
174.0
214.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
147.9
192.2
251.4
310.6
GreedFall
2019
156.4
203.3
265.8
328.4
Genshin Impact
2020
150.7
195.8
256.1
316.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
147.4
191.6
250.5
309.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
170.9
222.2
290.6
358.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
145.5
189.1
247.3
305.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
124.7
162.1
212.0
261.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
117.8
153.1
200.2
247.3
Hitman 3
2021
117.8
153.1
200.2
247.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
51.8
67.3
88.0
108.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
168.0
218.4
285.5
352.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
169.7
220.6
288.5
356.4
The Witcher 3
2015
153.4
199.5
260.8
322.2
Godfall
2020
153.3
199.2
260.5
321.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
169.7
220.6
288.5
356.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
81.4
105.8
138.4
170.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
109.1
141.8
185.5
229.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
79.1
102.9
134.5
166.2
World War Z
2019
171.3
222.6
291.1
359.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
136.3
177.2
231.7
286.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
136.3
177.2
231.7
286.2
Project CARS 3
2020
79.7
103.6
135.4
167.3
The Division
2016
153.1
199.0
260.2
321.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
112.9
146.8
191.9
237.1
Metro Exodus
2019
95.1
123.6
161.6
199.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
86.6
112.6
147.2
181.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
125.2
162.8
212.8
262.9
Borderlands 3
2019
109.8
142.7
186.6
230.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
126.4
164.3
214.9
265.5
Dishonored 2
2016
130.9
170.2
222.6
274.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
139.6
181.4
237.3
293.1
F1 22
2020
150.7
195.8
256.1
316.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
78.3
101.8
133.1
164.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
135.9
176.7
231.1
285.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
109.1
141.8
185.5
229.1
Crysis 3
2013
170.0
221.1
289.1
357.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
154.1
200.4
262.0
323.6
F1 2021
2020
168.0
218.4
285.5
352.7
Halo Infinite
2021
98.7
128.3
167.8
207.3
Far Cry 6
2021
129.9
168.8
220.8
272.7
Just Cause 4
2018
137.3
178.5
233.4
288.4
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Core i7-12700KF gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3090 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
For Honor
2017
253.5
329.6
431.0
532.4
Rocket League
2015
532.4
622.9
769.3
838.5
Doom
2016
272.2
353.9
462.8
571.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
204.5
265.9
347.7
429.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
177.8
231.2
302.3
373.5
Battlefield 1
2016
216.3
281.2
367.7
454.2
Project CARS 2
2017
179.6
233.4
305.3
377.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
211.4
274.9
359.4
444.0
Battlefield 4
2013
240.9
313.1
409.5
505.8
Need For Speed
2015
205.0
266.5
348.5
430.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
221.7
288.1
376.8
465.5
Minecraft
2011
405.2
474.1
688.8
850.9
Roblox
2006
537.7
629.1
776.9
846.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
217.5
282.7
369.7
456.7
Dawn of War III
2017
186.3
242.2
316.8
391.3
League of Legends
2009
513.4
600.6
741.8
808.5
Strange Brigade
2018
222.9
289.7
378.9
468.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
197.4
256.6
335.6
414.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
190.1
247.2
323.2
399.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
359.1
466.9
610.5
754.2
Apex Legends
2019
182.3
237.0
310.0
382.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
172.1
223.8
292.6
361.5
Titanfall 2
2016
187.0
243.1
317.9
392.7
Valorant
2020
347.5
451.8
590.8
729.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
456.3
533.9
659.4
718.7
Hitman
2016
173.2
225.1
294.4
363.6
Battlefield V
2018
182.3
237.0
310.0
382.9
Dota 2
2013
247.6
321.9
421.0
520.0
DiRT Rally
2015
273.1
355.0
464.2
573.5
F1 2019
2019
178.4
231.9
303.2
374.6
Destiny 2
2017
239.5
311.3
407.1
502.9
Fallout 76
2018
222.3
289.0
378.0
466.9
Though you can't dispute 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 together. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
