Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card with the Intel Core i9-13900KS 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 results of all tests. As for the main characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 116.7 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 24Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3090 is good 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 graphics card, you can already make some decision. This will let you to choose the required power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-13900KS . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very 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 common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3090 and Intel Core i9-13900KS configuration:
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3090 with rivals in several popular games and choose 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 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 figures will also 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 i9-13900KS. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the medium 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
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
73.9
96.1
125.7
155.3
Homeworld 3
2022
86.3
112.1
146.6
181.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
109.1
141.9
185.5
229.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
112.7
146.5
191.5
236.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
95.1
123.6
161.6
199.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
117.9
153.3
200.5
247.7
Overwatch 2
2022
169.0
219.7
287.3
354.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
68.7
89.2
116.7
144.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
75.7
98.4
128.7
159.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
65.1
84.7
110.7
136.8
Scorn
2022
68.7
89.2
116.7
144.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
102.1
132.7
173.6
214.4
Elden ring
2022
66.9
87.0
113.7
140.5
Stray
2022
188.4
244.9
320.2
395.5
Atomic Heart
2023
42.2
54.9
71.8
88.7
Starfield
2022
61.6
80.1
104.7
129.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
91.5
119.0
155.6
192.2
Saints Row
2022
125.0
162.5
212.5
262.5
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3090 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
80.4
104.6
136.8
168.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
128.5
167.1
218.5
269.9
Just Cause 4
2018
139.6
181.5
237.3
293.1
Metro Exodus
2019
96.6
125.6
164.3
202.9
GreedFall
2019
159.0
206.6
270.2
333.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
110.9
144.2
188.5
232.9
Gears of War 5
2019
140.6
182.8
239.1
295.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
127.3
165.5
216.4
267.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
119.7
155.6
203.5
251.4
World War Z
2019
174.1
226.3
296.0
365.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
82.7
107.6
140.6
173.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
172.5
224.3
293.3
362.3
Project CARS 3
2020
81.0
105.3
137.7
170.0
Death Stranding
2020
160.0
208.0
272.0
336.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
110.9
144.2
188.5
232.9
Genshin Impact
2020
153.1
199.1
260.3
321.6
F1 22
2020
153.1
199.1
260.3
321.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
147.9
192.2
251.4
310.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
138.2
179.6
234.9
290.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
52.6
68.4
89.5
110.5
Hitman 2
2018
172.5
224.3
293.3
362.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
104.0
135.2
176.9
218.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
138.5
180.1
235.5
290.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
156.7
203.7
266.3
329.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
141.9
184.4
241.2
297.9
Godfall
2020
155.8
202.5
264.8
327.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
129.9
168.9
220.8
272.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
126.7
164.8
215.5
266.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
172.5
224.3
293.3
362.3
F1 2021
2020
170.7
222.0
290.3
358.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
79.6
103.4
135.3
167.1
Crysis 3
2013
172.9
224.7
293.9
363.0
Borderlands 3
2019
111.6
145.1
189.7
234.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
163.7
212.8
278.3
343.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
149.8
194.7
254.7
314.6
Dishonored 2
2016
133.1
173.0
226.2
279.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
175.0
227.5
297.5
367.4
The Division
2016
155.6
202.3
264.5
326.8
The Witcher 3
2015
156.0
202.8
265.1
327.5
Far Cry 6
2021
132.0
171.6
224.4
277.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
150.3
195.4
255.6
315.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
138.5
180.1
235.5
290.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
170.7
222.0
290.3
358.6
Hitman 3
2021
119.7
155.6
203.5
251.4
Halo Infinite
2021
100.3
130.4
170.6
210.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
173.6
225.6
295.1
364.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
114.8
149.2
195.1
241.0
Anthem
2019
119.5
155.4
203.2
251.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
173.7
225.9
295.4
364.9
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Core i9-13900KS 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 more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Minecraft
2011
411.9
481.9
595.2
865.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
365.1
474.6
620.6
766.7
Project CARS 2
2017
182.5
237.3
310.3
383.3
Destiny 2
2017
243.4
316.5
413.9
511.2
Apex Legends
2019
185.4
241.0
315.1
389.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
180.8
235.0
307.3
379.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
463.9
542.7
670.3
730.6
Strange Brigade
2018
226.6
294.5
385.1
475.8
Hitman
2016
176.0
228.8
299.3
369.7
Titanfall 2
2016
190.1
247.1
323.2
399.2
Need For Speed
2015
208.4
270.9
354.3
437.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
200.7
260.9
341.1
421.4
Battlefield 1
2016
219.9
285.8
373.8
461.7
For Honor
2017
257.7
335.0
438.1
541.2
Valorant
2020
353.3
459.3
600.6
741.9
League of Legends
2009
521.9
610.6
754.1
821.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
225.3
292.9
383.0
473.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
175.0
227.5
297.5
367.4
Dota 2
2013
251.7
327.2
427.9
528.6
Fallout 76
2018
226.0
293.8
384.2
474.6
Battlefield 4
2013
244.9
318.3
416.3
514.2
DiRT Rally
2015
277.6
360.9
471.9
583.0
Roblox
2006
546.6
639.5
789.8
860.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
214.9
279.4
365.4
451.4
Doom
2016
276.7
359.7
470.4
581.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
193.3
251.3
328.6
405.9
F1 2019
2019
181.3
235.7
308.2
380.8
Rocket League
2015
541.2
633.2
782.0
852.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
207.9
270.3
353.4
436.6
Battlefield V
2018
185.4
241.0
315.1
389.3
Dawn of War III
2017
189.4
246.2
322.0
397.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
221.1
287.4
375.9
464.3
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in fact 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 CPU and the graphics card.
