Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 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 results of all tests. As for the key parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary FPS in games is 116.7 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 24Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3090 is good 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 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 AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT . 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 famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next 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 9 3900XT configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Minecraft
Hitman 3
Dota 2
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3090 with 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 competitors
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 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 further 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 9 3900XT. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium FPS gained 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
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
67.1
87.3
114.1
141.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
93.0
120.9
158.0
195.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.8
Saints Row
2022
122.2
158.9
207.8
256.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
110.2
143.2
187.3
231.4
Atomic Heart
2023
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
74.0
96.2
125.8
155.5
Stray
2022
184.2
239.5
313.2
386.8
Homeworld 3
2022
84.4
109.7
143.4
177.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
115.3
150.0
196.1
242.2
Overwatch 2
2022
165.3
214.9
281.0
347.1
Starfield
2022
60.3
78.3
102.4
126.5
Scorn
2022
67.1
87.3
114.1
141.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
106.7
138.8
181.5
224.2
Elden ring
2022
65.4
85.0
111.2
137.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
89.5
116.4
152.2
188.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
99.9
129.8
169.7
209.7
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
Borderlands 3
2019
109.1
141.9
185.6
229.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
51.5
66.9
87.5
108.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
77.8
101.2
132.3
163.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
108.5
141.0
184.4
227.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
168.7
219.3
286.8
354.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
124.5
161.8
211.6
261.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
124.0
161.1
210.7
260.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
169.9
220.9
288.9
356.8
F1 2021
2020
167.0
217.1
283.9
350.7
Metro Exodus
2019
94.5
122.9
160.7
198.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
147.0
191.1
249.9
308.8
Hitman 2
2018
168.7
219.3
286.8
354.3
Far Cry 6
2021
129.1
167.9
219.5
271.2
The Witcher 3
2015
152.5
198.3
259.3
320.3
Hitman 3
2021
117.1
152.2
199.0
245.8
Dishonored 2
2016
130.2
169.2
221.3
273.3
Godfall
2020
152.4
198.1
259.0
320.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
125.7
163.4
213.7
263.9
Crysis 3
2013
169.1
219.8
287.4
355.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
135.5
176.1
230.3
284.5
The Division
2016
152.2
197.8
258.7
319.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
138.8
180.4
235.9
291.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
160.1
208.1
272.2
336.2
GreedFall
2019
155.5
202.1
264.3
326.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
78.7
102.3
133.8
165.2
Death Stranding
2020
156.5
203.4
266.0
328.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
168.7
219.3
286.8
354.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
117.1
152.2
199.0
245.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
171.1
222.5
290.9
359.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
101.7
132.3
173.0
213.7
F1 22
2020
149.8
194.7
254.6
314.5
Genshin Impact
2020
149.8
194.7
254.6
314.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
146.5
190.5
249.1
307.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
112.2
145.9
190.8
235.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
80.9
105.2
137.6
169.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
135.1
175.7
229.7
283.8
Project CARS 3
2020
79.2
103.0
134.6
166.3
Just Cause 4
2018
136.5
177.5
232.1
286.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
144.6
188.0
245.8
303.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
86.1
111.9
146.3
180.8
Gears of War 5
2019
137.6
178.8
233.8
288.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
169.7
220.7
288.6
356.5
World War Z
2019
170.3
221.3
289.5
357.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
127.1
165.2
216.0
266.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
135.5
176.1
230.3
284.5
Anthem
2019
116.9
152.0
198.7
245.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
153.2
199.2
260.5
321.8
Halo Infinite
2021
98.1
127.6
166.8
206.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
108.5
141.0
184.4
227.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
167.0
217.1
283.9
350.7
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Ryzen 9 3900XT gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3090 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
453.7
530.8
655.6
714.5
For Honor
2017
252.0
327.7
428.5
529.3
Strange Brigade
2018
221.6
288.0
376.7
465.3
Rocket League
2015
529.3
619.3
764.8
833.6
Fallout 76
2018
221.1
287.4
375.8
464.2
F1 2019
2019
177.3
230.5
301.5
372.4
DiRT Rally
2015
271.5
352.9
461.5
570.1
Titanfall 2
2016
185.9
241.7
316.1
390.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
203.3
264.3
345.6
427.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
189.0
245.7
321.4
397.0
Need For Speed
2015
203.8
265.0
346.5
428.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
171.1
222.5
290.9
359.4
League of Legends
2009
510.4
597.2
737.5
803.9
Valorant
2020
345.5
449.2
587.4
725.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
216.2
281.1
367.6
454.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
357.1
464.2
607.0
749.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
176.8
229.9
300.6
371.3
Battlefield V
2018
181.3
235.7
308.2
380.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
210.2
273.3
357.4
441.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
196.3
255.1
333.6
412.2
Apex Legends
2019
181.3
235.7
308.2
380.7
Roblox
2006
534.6
625.4
772.4
841.9
Doom
2016
270.6
351.8
460.1
568.3
Battlefield 4
2013
239.5
311.3
407.1
502.9
Project CARS 2
2017
178.5
232.1
303.5
374.9
Dawn of War III
2017
185.2
240.8
314.9
389.0
Destiny 2
2017
238.1
309.5
404.8
500.0
Minecraft
2011
402.9
471.3
684.9
846.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
220.4
286.5
374.6
462.8
Battlefield 1
2016
215.0
279.5
365.5
451.6
Hitman
2016
172.2
223.8
292.7
361.5
Dota 2
2013
246.2
320.0
418.5
517.0
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3090 and the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT separately.
