Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 GPU with the Intel Core i9-12900 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 bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. 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 tell that the GeForce RTX 3090 is good even 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 graphics card, you can already draw some decision. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-12900 . 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 pretty high power consumption under loads - 350W. Here is a list of certain famous 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 i9-12900 configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
Dota 2
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3090 is better or worse than rivals in some popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3090.
The closest GeForce RTX 3090 opponents
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 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 further help you make the right 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 i9-12900. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the average FPS achieved 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
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
110.7
143.9
188.1
232.4
Homeworld 3
2022
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.9
Scorn
2022
67.4
87.7
114.6
141.6
Saints Row
2022
122.8
159.6
208.7
257.8
Elden ring
2022
65.7
85.4
111.7
138.0
Atomic Heart
2023
41.5
53.9
70.5
87.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
100.3
130.4
170.5
210.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
115.8
150.6
196.9
243.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
67.4
87.7
114.6
141.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
72.6
94.4
123.5
152.5
Starfield
2022
60.5
78.7
102.9
127.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
93.4
121.4
158.7
196.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
107.2
139.4
182.2
225.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
64.0
83.2
108.8
134.4
Overwatch 2
2022
166.0
215.8
282.2
348.6
Stray
2022
185.0
240.5
314.5
388.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
74.4
96.7
126.4
156.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
89.9
116.9
152.9
188.8
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
170.5
221.6
289.8
358.0
Project CARS 3
2020
79.5
103.4
135.2
167.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
147.7
192.0
251.0
310.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
153.9
200.1
261.6
323.2
Dishonored 2
2016
130.7
169.9
222.2
274.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
112.7
146.6
191.7
236.7
Anthem
2019
117.4
152.6
199.6
246.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
78.2
101.6
132.9
164.1
Genshin Impact
2020
150.4
195.6
255.7
315.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
169.5
220.3
288.1
355.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
136.1
176.9
231.3
285.8
Godfall
2020
153.0
198.9
260.1
321.4
Hitman 2
2018
169.5
220.3
288.1
355.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
124.5
161.8
211.6
261.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
127.6
165.9
216.9
268.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
171.9
223.4
292.2
360.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
145.2
188.8
246.9
305.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
F1 2021
2020
167.7
218.0
285.1
352.2
Hitman 3
2021
117.6
152.9
199.9
246.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
135.7
176.5
230.7
285.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
167.7
218.0
285.1
352.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
160.8
209.0
273.4
337.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
108.9
141.6
185.2
228.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
108.9
141.6
185.2
228.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
147.1
191.3
250.1
309.0
Crysis 3
2013
169.8
220.7
288.7
356.6
Just Cause 4
2018
137.1
178.3
233.1
287.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
79.0
102.7
134.3
165.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
139.4
181.2
236.9
292.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
102.2
132.8
173.7
214.6
Metro Exodus
2019
94.9
123.4
161.4
199.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
136.1
176.9
231.3
285.8
Far Cry 6
2021
129.7
168.6
220.5
272.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
125.0
162.5
212.5
262.5
GreedFall
2019
156.1
203.0
265.4
327.9
World War Z
2019
171.0
222.3
290.7
359.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
169.5
220.3
288.1
355.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
117.6
152.9
199.9
246.9
Gears of War 5
2019
138.2
179.6
234.9
290.1
F1 22
2020
150.4
195.6
255.7
315.9
Borderlands 3
2019
109.6
142.5
186.4
230.2
Halo Infinite
2021
98.6
128.1
167.5
207.0
Death Stranding
2020
157.2
204.3
267.2
330.1
The Division
2016
152.9
198.7
259.8
321.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
The Witcher 3
2015
153.2
199.2
260.4
321.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
126.2
164.1
214.6
265.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
81.3
105.6
138.2
170.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
170.7
221.9
290.1
358.4
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Core i9-12900 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3090 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Strange Brigade
2018
222.5
289.3
378.3
467.3
Hitman
2016
172.9
224.8
293.9
363.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
189.9
246.8
322.8
398.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
177.6
230.9
301.9
372.9
Fallout 76
2018
222.0
288.6
377.4
466.2
Valorant
2020
347.0
451.1
590.0
728.8
Roblox
2006
536.9
628.2
775.8
845.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
358.6
466.2
609.6
753.1
Battlefield 1
2016
216.0
280.8
367.1
453.5
Need For Speed
2015
204.7
266.1
348.0
429.9
F1 2019
2019
178.1
231.5
302.8
374.0
Rocket League
2015
531.6
622.0
768.2
837.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
221.3
287.7
376.3
464.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
217.2
282.3
369.2
456.1
Destiny 2
2017
239.1
310.9
406.5
502.2
Battlefield 4
2013
240.5
312.7
408.9
505.1
Project CARS 2
2017
179.3
233.1
304.8
376.5
Minecraft
2011
404.6
473.4
687.8
849.7
DiRT Rally
2015
272.7
354.5
463.6
572.6
For Honor
2017
253.1
329.1
430.3
531.6
Battlefield V
2018
182.1
236.7
309.5
382.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
204.2
265.5
347.2
428.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
197.1
256.3
335.1
413.9
Titanfall 2
2016
186.7
242.8
317.5
392.2
Apex Legends
2019
182.1
236.7
309.5
382.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
455.7
533.1
658.4
717.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
211.1
274.5
358.9
443.4
Dota 2
2013
247.3
321.4
420.3
519.2
Dawn of War III
2017
186.1
241.9
316.3
390.7
Doom
2016
271.8
353.4
462.1
570.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
171.9
223.4
292.2
360.9
League of Legends
2009
512.6
599.8
740.7
807.4
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i9-12900 and the GeForce RTX 3090 separately.
