Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 GPU with the Intel Core i9-10900K 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 good or bad for gaming from benchmark data. As for the primary parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 116.7 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. 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 GPU, you can already make certain decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i9-10900K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very 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 GPU has been tested. Next 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 i9-10900K configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Dota 2
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3090 is better or worse than competitors in several famous 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 rivals 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 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3090 and Intel Core i9-10900K. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the average 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
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
100.1
130.2
170.2
210.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
89.8
116.7
152.6
188.5
Stray
2022
184.7
240.1
314.0
387.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
93.2
121.2
158.5
195.8
Overwatch 2
2022
165.7
215.5
281.7
348.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
115.7
150.4
196.6
242.9
Atomic Heart
2023
41.4
53.9
70.4
87.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
107.0
139.1
182.0
224.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
72.5
94.3
123.3
152.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
74.2
96.5
126.2
155.9
Scorn
2022
67.3
87.5
114.5
141.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
63.9
83.0
108.6
134.1
Elden ring
2022
65.6
85.3
111.5
137.8
Starfield
2022
60.4
78.5
102.7
126.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
110.5
143.6
187.8
232.0
Saints Row
2022
122.6
159.3
208.4
257.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
67.3
87.5
114.5
141.4
Homeworld 3
2022
84.6
110.0
143.8
177.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3090 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil Village
2021
117.4
152.6
199.6
246.5
Godfall
2020
152.8
198.6
259.7
320.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
112.6
146.3
191.4
236.4
GreedFall
2019
155.9
202.7
265.0
327.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
139.1
180.9
236.5
292.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
170.2
221.3
289.4
357.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
170.4
221.5
289.7
357.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
78.0
101.4
132.7
163.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
147.4
191.7
250.6
309.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
146.9
191.0
249.8
308.5
World War Z
2019
170.7
222.0
290.3
358.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
169.2
219.9
287.6
355.3
Gears of War 5
2019
137.9
179.3
234.5
289.7
Halo Infinite
2021
98.4
127.9
167.3
206.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
145.0
188.5
246.5
304.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
108.8
141.4
184.9
228.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
78.9
102.6
134.1
165.7
Just Cause 4
2018
136.9
178.0
232.7
287.5
Crysis 3
2013
169.5
220.4
288.2
356.0
Metro Exodus
2019
94.8
123.2
161.1
199.0
Anthem
2019
117.2
152.4
199.3
246.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
102.0
132.6
173.4
214.3
Far Cry 6
2021
129.5
168.3
220.1
271.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
153.6
199.7
261.2
322.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
127.4
165.6
216.6
267.6
Dishonored 2
2016
130.5
169.7
221.9
274.1
Borderlands 3
2019
109.5
142.3
186.1
229.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
51.6
67.1
87.8
108.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
135.9
176.6
231.0
285.3
F1 22
2020
150.2
195.3
255.3
315.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
124.3
161.6
211.3
261.0
Project CARS 3
2020
79.4
103.2
135.0
166.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
135.5
176.2
230.4
284.6
F1 2021
2020
167.5
217.7
284.7
351.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
169.2
219.9
287.6
355.3
The Division
2016
152.6
198.4
259.4
320.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
124.8
162.3
212.2
262.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
86.3
112.2
146.7
181.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
126.0
163.8
214.2
264.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
81.1
105.5
137.9
170.4
Genshin Impact
2020
150.2
195.3
255.3
315.4
Hitman 3
2021
117.4
152.6
199.6
246.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
167.5
217.7
284.7
351.7
Death Stranding
2020
156.9
204.0
266.8
329.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
135.9
176.6
231.0
285.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
171.6
223.1
291.7
360.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
108.8
141.4
184.9
228.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
160.6
208.7
272.9
337.2
Hitman 2
2018
169.2
219.9
287.6
355.3
The Witcher 3
2015
153.0
198.8
260.0
321.2
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Core i9-10900K 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rocket League
2015
530.8
621.0
766.9
835.9
Strange Brigade
2018
222.2
288.8
377.7
466.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
171.6
223.1
291.7
360.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
221.0
287.3
375.7
464.0
Battlefield 4
2013
240.1
312.2
408.2
504.3
Project CARS 2
2017
179.0
232.7
304.3
376.0
F1 2019
2019
177.8
231.2
302.3
373.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
454.9
532.3
657.4
716.5
Battlefield 1
2016
215.6
280.3
366.6
452.8
Destiny 2
2017
238.8
310.4
405.9
501.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
177.3
230.5
301.4
372.3
For Honor
2017
252.7
328.6
429.7
530.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
203.9
265.0
346.6
428.2
Hitman
2016
172.6
224.4
293.5
362.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
210.8
274.0
358.3
442.7
Roblox
2006
536.0
627.2
774.6
844.3
Battlefield V
2018
181.8
236.3
309.0
381.8
DiRT Rally
2015
272.2
353.9
462.8
571.7
Minecraft
2011
404.0
472.6
686.8
848.3
Apex Legends
2019
181.8
236.3
309.0
381.8
Need For Speed
2015
204.4
265.7
347.5
429.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
358.0
465.5
608.7
751.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
196.8
255.8
334.6
413.3
Valorant
2020
346.5
450.4
589.0
727.6
League of Legends
2009
511.8
598.8
739.6
806.1
Fallout 76
2018
221.7
288.2
376.8
465.5
Titanfall 2
2016
186.4
242.4
317.0
391.5
Dota 2
2013
246.9
320.9
419.7
518.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
189.6
246.4
322.2
398.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
216.8
281.9
368.6
455.3
Doom
2016
271.4
352.8
461.4
569.9
Dawn of War III
2017
185.8
241.5
315.8
390.1
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
