Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-8700 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is good or bad for gaming from benchmark results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key characteristic. The medium FPS in games is 116.7 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 24Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3090 is good even for modern most exacting 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 make certain conclusions. 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 i7-8700 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is required 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 GPU 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 i7-8700 configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Valorant
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
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 competitors in some popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3090.
The closest rivals 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 medium 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 right choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3090 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3090 and Intel Core i7-8700. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS obtained 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
Saints Row
2022
119.9
155.9
203.9
251.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
87.8
114.2
149.3
184.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
98.0
127.4
166.5
205.7
Stray
2022
180.7
234.9
307.2
379.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
108.1
140.5
183.8
227.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
65.9
85.6
112.0
138.3
Scorn
2022
65.9
85.6
112.0
138.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
91.2
118.6
155.1
191.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
72.6
94.4
123.5
152.5
Starfield
2022
59.1
76.9
100.5
124.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
104.7
136.1
178.0
219.9
Elden ring
2022
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
70.9
92.2
120.6
149.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
62.5
81.2
106.2
131.2
Atomic Heart
2023
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
Homeworld 3
2022
82.8
107.6
140.7
173.8
Overwatch 2
2022
162.1
210.8
275.7
340.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
113.2
147.1
192.4
237.7
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3090 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Far Cry 6
2021
126.7
164.7
215.4
266.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
76.3
99.2
129.8
160.3
Death Stranding
2020
153.5
199.6
261.0
322.4
Godfall
2020
149.5
194.3
254.1
313.9
Just Cause 4
2018
133.9
174.1
227.7
281.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
166.7
216.7
283.4
350.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
143.7
186.9
244.4
301.9
Project CARS 3
2020
77.7
101.0
132.1
163.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
165.5
215.2
281.4
347.6
F1 22
2020
146.9
191.0
249.8
308.6
Genshin Impact
2020
146.9
191.0
249.8
308.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
122.1
158.8
207.6
256.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
106.4
138.3
180.9
223.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
121.6
158.1
206.7
255.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
110.1
143.2
187.2
231.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
124.7
162.0
211.9
261.8
World War Z
2019
167.0
217.2
284.0
350.8
Crysis 3
2013
165.9
215.6
282.0
348.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
114.9
149.3
195.3
241.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
123.3
160.3
209.6
258.9
Hitman 3
2021
114.9
149.3
195.3
241.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
79.4
103.2
135.0
166.7
Dishonored 2
2016
127.7
166.0
217.1
268.2
Borderlands 3
2019
107.1
139.2
182.0
224.9
Gears of War 5
2019
135.0
175.4
229.4
283.4
Halo Infinite
2021
96.3
125.2
163.7
202.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
106.4
138.3
180.9
223.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
141.9
184.4
241.2
298.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
166.5
216.5
283.1
349.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
132.9
172.8
226.0
279.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
167.9
218.3
285.4
352.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
165.5
215.2
281.4
347.6
Metro Exodus
2019
92.7
120.5
157.6
194.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
163.8
213.0
278.5
344.1
GreedFall
2019
152.5
198.3
259.3
320.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
99.8
129.8
169.7
209.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
132.6
172.4
225.4
278.4
Anthem
2019
114.7
149.1
195.0
240.8
The Division
2016
149.3
194.1
253.8
313.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
144.2
187.5
245.2
302.9
The Witcher 3
2015
149.7
194.5
254.4
314.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
157.1
204.2
267.0
329.9
Hitman 2
2018
165.5
215.2
281.4
347.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
136.1
177.0
231.4
285.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
77.2
100.3
131.2
162.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
132.9
172.8
226.0
279.2
F1 2021
2020
163.8
213.0
278.5
344.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
150.3
195.4
255.6
315.7
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Core i7-8700 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 more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 2
2019
192.6
250.3
327.3
404.4
DiRT Rally
2015
266.4
346.3
452.8
559.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
199.5
259.3
339.1
418.9
Rocket League
2015
519.3
607.6
750.4
817.9
Dawn of War III
2017
181.7
236.3
309.0
381.7
Battlefield V
2018
177.9
231.2
302.4
373.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
212.1
275.8
360.6
445.5
Strange Brigade
2018
217.4
282.6
369.5
456.5
Titanfall 2
2016
182.4
237.1
310.1
383.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
494.6
578.6
714.6
778.9
League of Legends
2009
500.7
585.9
723.6
788.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
185.5
241.1
315.3
389.5
Hitman
2016
168.9
219.6
287.1
354.7
For Honor
2017
247.3
321.5
420.4
519.3
Project CARS 2
2017
175.2
227.7
297.8
367.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
167.9
218.3
285.4
352.6
Roblox
2006
524.5
613.6
757.8
826.0
Destiny 2
2017
233.6
303.7
397.1
490.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
350.3
455.4
595.5
735.7
Apex Legends
2019
177.9
231.2
302.4
373.5
Minecraft
2011
395.2
462.4
671.9
830.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
206.2
268.1
350.6
433.1
Dota 2
2013
241.5
314.0
410.6
507.2
Doom
2016
265.5
345.2
451.4
557.6
Fallout 76
2018
216.9
281.9
368.7
455.4
Battlefield 4
2013
234.9
305.4
399.4
493.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
173.5
225.5
294.9
364.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
216.2
281.1
367.5
454.0
Need For Speed
2015
200.0
260.0
340.0
420.0
F1 2019
2019
174.0
226.2
295.8
365.3
Valorant
2020
339.0
440.7
576.3
711.9
Battlefield 1
2016
211.0
274.3
358.6
443.0
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 capable to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
