Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 GPU with the Intel Core i9-13900 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is bad or good for gaming from benchmark data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main characteristic. The ordinary FPS in games is 116.7 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 24Gb of memory, we can say 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 GPU, you can already draw some decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-13900 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3090, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 350W. Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3090 and Intel Core i9-13900 configuration:
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Minecraft
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Hitman 3
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3090 is better or worse than competitors in some famous games and select 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 medium 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 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 i9-13900. 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. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 3090 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
64.4
83.8
109.6
135.3
Saints Row
2022
123.7
160.8
210.2
259.7
Elden ring
2022
66.2
86.0
112.5
139.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
67.9
88.3
115.5
142.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
94.1
122.3
159.9
197.5
Starfield
2022
61.0
79.3
103.6
128.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
101.0
131.3
171.7
212.2
Atomic Heart
2023
41.8
54.3
71.1
87.8
Scorn
2022
67.9
88.3
115.5
142.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
111.5
144.9
189.5
234.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
116.7
151.7
198.4
245.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
90.6
117.7
154.0
190.2
Stray
2022
186.4
242.3
316.8
391.4
Homeworld 3
2022
85.4
111.0
145.1
179.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
108.0
140.4
183.6
226.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
73.2
95.1
124.4
153.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
74.9
97.4
127.3
157.3
Overwatch 2
2022
167.2
217.4
284.3
351.2
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
GreedFall
2019
157.3
204.5
267.4
330.3
Crysis 3
2013
171.0
222.4
290.8
359.2
Hitman 3
2021
118.4
154.0
201.4
248.7
The Division
2016
154.0
200.2
261.8
323.4
The Witcher 3
2015
154.3
200.6
262.4
324.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
109.7
142.7
186.6
230.4
Halo Infinite
2021
99.3
129.1
168.8
208.5
Dishonored 2
2016
131.7
171.2
223.9
276.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
148.8
193.4
252.9
312.4
Genshin Impact
2020
151.5
197.0
257.6
318.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
136.7
177.8
232.4
287.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
137.1
178.2
233.0
287.9
Death Stranding
2020
158.3
205.8
269.2
332.5
Godfall
2020
154.2
200.4
262.1
323.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
155.0
201.5
263.5
325.5
Hitman 2
2018
170.7
221.9
290.2
358.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
137.1
178.2
233.0
287.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
109.7
142.7
186.6
230.4
Far Cry 6
2021
130.6
169.8
222.1
274.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
128.5
167.1
218.5
270.0
Just Cause 4
2018
138.1
179.6
234.8
290.1
Gears of War 5
2019
139.2
180.9
236.6
292.3
F1 2021
2020
169.0
219.6
287.2
354.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
113.6
147.6
193.1
238.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
125.4
163.0
213.2
263.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
173.1
225.1
294.3
363.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
125.9
163.7
214.1
264.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
52.1
67.7
88.5
109.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
102.9
133.8
175.0
216.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
170.7
221.9
290.2
358.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
81.9
106.4
139.2
171.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
140.4
182.5
238.7
294.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
127.2
165.3
216.2
267.0
Project CARS 3
2020
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
148.2
192.7
252.0
311.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
169.0
219.6
287.2
354.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
171.9
223.5
292.3
361.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
118.4
154.0
201.4
248.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
79.6
103.5
135.3
167.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
78.7
102.4
133.8
165.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
170.7
221.9
290.2
358.5
Metro Exodus
2019
95.6
124.3
162.6
200.8
F1 22
2020
151.5
197.0
257.6
318.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
146.3
190.2
248.7
307.3
World War Z
2019
172.3
223.9
292.9
361.8
Anthem
2019
118.3
153.8
201.1
248.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
87.1
113.2
148.1
182.9
Borderlands 3
2019
110.4
143.6
187.7
231.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
171.7
223.3
292.0
360.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
162.0
210.6
275.4
340.2
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Core i9-13900 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
Titanfall 2
2016
188.1
244.6
319.8
395.0
Valorant
2020
349.6
454.5
594.3
734.1
Roblox
2006
540.8
632.8
781.5
851.8
Fallout 76
2018
223.7
290.7
380.2
469.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
173.1
225.1
294.3
363.6
Strange Brigade
2018
224.2
291.4
381.1
470.8
Apex Legends
2019
183.4
238.4
311.8
385.2
Project CARS 2
2017
180.6
234.8
307.1
379.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
223.0
289.8
379.0
468.2
Hitman
2016
174.2
226.4
296.1
365.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
198.6
258.1
337.6
417.0
For Honor
2017
255.0
331.5
433.5
535.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
212.7
276.5
361.6
446.6
Doom
2016
273.8
356.0
465.5
575.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
459.0
537.0
663.3
722.9
F1 2019
2019
179.4
233.2
305.0
376.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
218.8
284.4
371.9
459.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
178.9
232.6
304.1
375.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
191.3
248.6
325.1
401.6
Rocket League
2015
535.5
626.5
773.8
843.4
League of Legends
2009
516.4
604.2
746.2
813.3
Minecraft
2011
407.6
476.9
692.9
855.9
Need For Speed
2015
206.2
268.1
350.6
433.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
205.7
267.4
349.7
432.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
361.3
469.6
614.1
758.6
Battlefield 1
2016
217.6
282.8
369.8
456.9
Dota 2
2013
249.1
323.8
423.4
523.1
Battlefield 4
2013
242.3
315.0
411.9
508.8
Dawn of War III
2017
187.4
243.6
318.6
393.6
Battlefield V
2018
183.4
238.4
311.8
385.2
Destiny 2
2017
240.9
313.2
409.5
505.9
DiRT Rally
2015
274.7
357.1
467.0
576.8
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
