Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 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 good or bad for gaming from testing data. As for the key parameter, how good is the graphics card 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 even 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 draw certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very 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 some common games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3090 and AMD Ryzen 7 3800X configuration:
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
League of Legends
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
After viewing 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 choose 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 ordinary 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 numbers will also help you make the good 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 AMD Ryzen 7 3800X. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium 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
Scorn
2022
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
89.0
115.7
151.2
186.8
Saints Row
2022
121.5
157.9
206.5
255.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
109.5
142.3
186.1
229.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
71.9
93.4
122.2
150.9
Starfield
2022
59.9
77.8
101.8
125.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
63.3
82.3
107.6
132.9
Homeworld 3
2022
83.8
109.0
142.5
176.0
Overwatch 2
2022
164.2
213.5
279.2
344.9
Stray
2022
183.1
238.0
311.2
384.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
99.2
129.0
168.7
208.4
Atomic Heart
2023
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.2
Elden ring
2022
65.0
84.5
110.5
136.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
106.1
137.9
180.3
222.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
92.4
120.1
157.1
194.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
114.6
149.0
194.9
240.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
73.6
95.6
125.1
154.5
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 2021
2020
166.0
215.7
282.1
348.5
Death Stranding
2020
155.5
202.2
264.4
326.6
Hitman 2
2018
167.7
218.0
285.0
352.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
123.2
160.1
209.4
258.7
F1 22
2020
148.8
193.5
253.0
312.6
World War Z
2019
169.2
220.0
287.6
355.3
Far Cry 6
2021
128.3
166.8
218.1
269.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
107.8
140.1
183.2
226.3
The Witcher 3
2015
151.6
197.1
257.7
318.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
51.2
66.5
87.0
107.4
Metro Exodus
2019
93.9
122.1
159.7
197.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
146.1
189.9
248.4
306.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
134.3
174.6
228.3
282.0
Anthem
2019
116.2
151.0
197.5
244.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
152.3
197.9
258.9
319.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
168.7
219.3
286.8
354.2
Hitman 3
2021
116.3
151.2
197.8
244.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
134.6
175.0
228.9
282.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
116.3
151.2
197.8
244.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
159.1
206.8
270.5
334.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
166.0
215.7
282.1
348.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
77.3
100.5
131.5
162.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
167.7
218.0
285.0
352.1
Genshin Impact
2020
148.8
193.5
253.0
312.6
Project CARS 3
2020
78.7
102.3
133.8
165.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
107.8
140.1
183.2
226.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
167.7
218.0
285.0
352.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
170.1
221.1
289.1
357.1
Halo Infinite
2021
97.5
126.8
165.8
204.8
Crysis 3
2013
168.0
218.4
285.6
352.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
145.6
189.3
247.5
305.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
111.5
145.0
189.6
234.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
134.6
175.0
228.9
282.8
The Division
2016
151.2
196.6
257.1
317.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
78.2
101.6
132.9
164.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
123.7
160.8
210.3
259.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
137.9
179.3
234.4
289.6
Just Cause 4
2018
135.7
176.4
230.6
284.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
80.4
104.5
136.7
168.9
Dishonored 2
2016
129.3
168.1
219.9
271.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
168.9
219.5
287.1
354.6
Gears of War 5
2019
136.7
177.7
232.4
287.1
GreedFall
2019
154.5
200.8
262.6
324.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
85.5
111.2
145.4
179.6
Borderlands 3
2019
108.5
141.0
184.4
227.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
126.3
164.1
214.6
265.1
Godfall
2020
151.4
196.8
257.4
318.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
143.7
186.8
244.3
301.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
124.9
162.4
212.3
262.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
101.1
131.4
171.9
212.3
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Ryzen 7 3800X 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
For Honor
2017
250.5
325.6
425.8
526.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
208.9
271.6
355.1
438.7
Project CARS 2
2017
177.4
230.6
301.6
372.6
F1 2019
2019
176.2
229.1
299.6
370.1
Roblox
2006
531.2
621.5
767.6
836.7
Need For Speed
2015
202.6
263.3
344.4
425.4
Destiny 2
2017
236.6
307.6
402.2
496.9
Rocket League
2015
526.0
615.4
760.0
828.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
219.0
284.7
372.3
459.9
Dawn of War III
2017
184.1
239.3
312.9
386.6
DiRT Rally
2015
269.8
350.7
458.7
566.6
Doom
2016
268.9
349.6
457.2
564.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
450.8
527.5
651.5
710.1
Minecraft
2011
400.3
468.4
680.6
840.7
League of Legends
2009
507.2
593.4
732.9
798.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
195.0
253.5
331.6
409.6
Battlefield 1
2016
213.7
277.8
363.3
448.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
214.9
279.3
365.3
451.3
Titanfall 2
2016
184.8
240.2
314.1
388.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
202.1
262.7
343.5
424.3
Battlefield V
2018
180.2
234.2
306.3
378.3
Strange Brigade
2018
220.2
286.2
374.3
462.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
354.8
461.3
603.2
745.1
Dota 2
2013
244.7
318.0
415.9
513.8
Fallout 76
2018
219.7
285.6
373.4
461.3
Hitman
2016
171.1
222.4
290.8
359.3
Valorant
2020
343.4
446.4
583.7
721.1
Battlefield 4
2013
238.0
309.4
404.6
499.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
170.1
221.1
289.1
357.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
187.9
244.2
319.3
394.5
Apex Legends
2019
180.2
234.2
306.3
378.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
175.7
228.4
298.7
369.0
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
