Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the graphics card 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 new 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 certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is necessary 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 graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3090 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 configuration:
Apex Legends
Valorant
League of Legends
Minecraft
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
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 famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3090.
The closest competitors 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 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 numbers will also help you make the true 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 AMD Ryzen 5 2600. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the average FPS received 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
Elden ring
2022
64.2
83.5
109.1
134.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
65.9
85.7
112.0
138.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
72.7
94.4
123.5
152.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
98.0
127.4
166.6
205.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
62.5
81.3
106.3
131.3
Homeworld 3
2022
82.8
107.6
140.7
173.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
108.1
140.6
183.8
227.1
Atomic Heart
2023
40.6
52.7
68.9
85.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
104.8
136.2
178.1
220.0
Overwatch 2
2022
162.2
210.9
275.7
340.6
Saints Row
2022
120.0
155.9
203.9
251.9
Stray
2022
180.8
235.0
307.3
379.7
Starfield
2022
59.1
76.9
100.5
124.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
113.2
147.2
192.4
237.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
87.9
114.2
149.4
184.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
71.0
92.3
120.6
149.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
91.2
118.6
155.1
191.6
Scorn
2022
65.9
85.7
112.0
138.4
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
Project CARS 3
2020
77.7
101.0
132.1
163.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
166.6
216.6
283.2
349.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
123.3
160.3
209.7
259.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
106.4
138.4
181.0
223.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
136.2
177.0
231.5
286.0
Far Cry 6
2021
126.7
164.7
215.4
266.1
F1 2021
2020
163.9
213.1
278.6
344.2
The Division
2016
149.4
194.2
253.9
313.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
99.9
129.8
169.8
209.7
Genshin Impact
2020
147.0
191.1
249.9
308.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
106.4
138.4
181.0
223.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
133.0
172.9
226.0
279.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
132.6
172.4
225.5
278.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
76.4
99.3
129.8
160.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Dishonored 2
2016
127.7
166.1
217.1
268.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
166.8
216.8
283.5
350.2
Gears of War 5
2019
135.0
175.5
229.5
283.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
157.1
204.3
267.1
330.0
The Witcher 3
2015
149.7
194.6
254.5
314.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
79.4
103.2
135.0
166.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
77.2
100.4
131.3
162.1
Hitman 3
2021
114.9
149.4
195.3
241.3
Death Stranding
2020
153.6
199.7
261.1
322.5
Anthem
2019
114.7
149.1
195.0
240.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
167.9
218.3
285.5
352.7
Hitman 2
2018
165.6
215.3
281.5
347.7
F1 22
2020
147.0
191.1
249.9
308.7
Borderlands 3
2019
107.1
139.3
182.1
225.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
141.9
184.5
241.3
298.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
143.8
186.9
244.4
301.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
165.6
215.3
281.5
347.7
Halo Infinite
2021
96.3
125.2
163.7
202.2
GreedFall
2019
152.6
198.3
259.4
320.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
121.7
158.1
206.8
255.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
165.6
215.3
281.5
347.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
163.9
213.1
278.6
344.2
Godfall
2020
149.5
194.4
254.2
314.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
110.2
143.2
187.3
231.3
Just Cause 4
2018
134.0
174.2
227.8
281.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
124.7
162.1
212.0
261.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
133.0
172.9
226.0
279.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
150.4
195.5
255.6
315.8
Metro Exodus
2019
92.8
120.6
157.7
194.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
144.3
187.6
245.3
303.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
122.2
158.8
207.7
256.5
Crysis 3
2013
165.9
215.7
282.1
348.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
114.9
149.4
195.3
241.3
World War Z
2019
167.1
217.2
284.1
350.9
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Ryzen 5 2600 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
Strange Brigade
2018
217.4
282.7
369.7
456.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
212.2
275.9
360.8
445.6
Valorant
2020
339.1
440.8
576.5
712.1
Need For Speed
2015
200.0
260.1
340.1
420.1
Hitman
2016
169.0
219.6
287.2
354.8
Destiny 2
2017
233.7
303.8
397.2
490.7
Minecraft
2011
395.4
462.6
672.1
830.3
Battlefield V
2018
177.9
231.3
302.5
373.6
For Honor
2017
247.4
321.6
420.5
519.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
216.3
281.1
367.7
454.2
F1 2019
2019
174.0
226.2
295.8
365.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
185.5
241.2
315.4
389.6
Dota 2
2013
241.6
314.1
410.7
507.4
Dawn of War III
2017
181.8
236.3
309.1
381.8
League of Legends
2009
500.9
586.0
723.8
788.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
350.4
455.5
595.7
735.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
206.3
268.2
350.7
433.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
199.5
259.4
339.2
419.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
173.5
225.6
295.0
364.4
Battlefield 1
2016
211.0
274.3
358.8
443.2
Project CARS 2
2017
175.2
227.8
297.9
367.9
Doom
2016
265.6
345.3
451.5
557.8
Roblox
2006
524.6
613.8
758.1
826.3
Titanfall 2
2016
182.5
237.2
310.2
383.2
Rocket League
2015
519.4
607.8
750.6
818.1
DiRT Rally
2015
266.4
346.4
453.0
559.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
167.9
218.3
285.5
352.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
494.7
578.8
714.9
779.2
Apex Legends
2019
177.9
231.3
302.5
373.6
Battlefield 4
2013
235.0
305.5
399.5
493.5
Fallout 76
2018
216.9
282.0
368.8
455.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
192.6
250.4
327.4
404.5
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, 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 CPU and the GPU.
