Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. As for the main characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 116.7 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 24Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3090 is good even for new 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. With this data, you can already easily buy the necessary power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3090, because 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. Below is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3090 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
Dota 2
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
League of Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
After viewing the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3090 is better or worse than rivals in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3090.
The closest rivals 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 figures 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 9 5900X. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS received 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
Stray
2022
184.7
240.1
314.0
387.9
Starfield
2022
60.4
78.6
102.7
126.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
93.2
121.2
158.5
195.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
110.5
143.6
187.8
232.0
Overwatch 2
2022
165.7
215.5
281.8
348.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
72.5
94.3
123.3
152.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
115.7
150.4
196.6
242.9
Atomic Heart
2023
41.4
53.9
70.4
87.0
Elden ring
2022
65.6
85.3
111.5
137.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
89.8
116.7
152.6
188.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
67.3
87.5
114.5
141.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
74.2
96.5
126.2
155.9
Homeworld 3
2022
84.6
110.0
143.8
177.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
100.1
130.2
170.2
210.3
Scorn
2022
67.3
87.5
114.5
141.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
63.9
83.0
108.6
134.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
107.0
139.1
182.0
224.8
Saints Row
2022
122.6
159.3
208.4
257.4
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3090 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
GreedFall
2019
155.9
202.7
265.0
327.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
145.0
188.5
246.5
304.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
86.3
112.2
146.7
181.3
F1 22
2020
150.2
195.3
255.3
315.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
102.0
132.6
173.5
214.3
Gears of War 5
2019
137.9
179.3
234.5
289.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
51.6
67.1
87.8
108.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
108.8
141.4
184.9
228.4
Hitman 2
2018
169.2
219.9
287.6
355.3
Metro Exodus
2019
94.8
123.2
161.1
199.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
153.7
199.7
261.2
322.7
Death Stranding
2020
156.9
204.0
266.8
329.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
171.6
223.1
291.7
360.4
Just Cause 4
2018
136.9
178.0
232.7
287.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
127.4
165.6
216.6
267.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
78.0
101.4
132.7
163.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
167.5
217.7
284.7
351.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
170.4
221.5
289.7
357.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
108.8
141.4
184.9
228.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
139.1
180.9
236.6
292.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
117.4
152.6
199.6
246.5
Anthem
2019
117.2
152.4
199.3
246.2
Halo Infinite
2021
98.4
127.9
167.3
206.7
Dishonored 2
2016
130.5
169.7
221.9
274.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
81.1
105.5
137.9
170.4
Hitman 3
2021
117.4
152.6
199.6
246.5
Far Cry 6
2021
129.5
168.3
220.1
271.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
124.8
162.3
212.2
262.1
The Division
2016
152.6
198.4
259.4
320.5
Genshin Impact
2020
150.2
195.3
255.3
315.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
78.9
102.6
134.1
165.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
135.9
176.6
231.0
285.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
146.9
191.0
249.8
308.5
Project CARS 3
2020
79.4
103.2
135.0
166.8
Godfall
2020
152.8
198.6
259.7
320.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
169.2
219.9
287.6
355.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
135.5
176.2
230.4
284.6
World War Z
2019
170.7
222.0
290.3
358.6
Crysis 3
2013
169.5
220.4
288.2
356.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
147.4
191.7
250.6
309.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
124.3
161.6
211.3
261.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
170.2
221.3
289.4
357.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
135.9
176.6
231.0
285.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
169.2
219.9
287.6
355.3
F1 2021
2020
167.5
217.7
284.7
351.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
112.6
146.3
191.4
236.4
The Witcher 3
2015
153.0
198.8
260.0
321.2
Borderlands 3
2019
109.5
142.3
186.1
229.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
126.0
163.8
214.2
264.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
160.6
208.7
272.9
337.2
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Ryzen 9 5900X 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rocket League
2015
530.8
621.0
767.0
836.0
For Honor
2017
252.7
328.6
429.7
530.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
358.1
465.5
608.7
751.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
210.8
274.0
358.4
442.7
Roblox
2006
536.1
627.2
774.6
844.3
Battlefield V
2018
181.8
236.3
309.0
381.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
177.3
230.5
301.4
372.3
Hitman
2016
172.6
224.4
293.5
362.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
216.8
281.9
368.6
455.4
Minecraft
2011
404.0
472.7
686.8
848.4
League of Legends
2009
511.8
598.8
739.6
806.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
203.9
265.1
346.6
428.2
Fallout 76
2018
221.7
288.2
376.8
465.5
Battlefield 1
2016
215.6
280.3
366.6
452.8
Apex Legends
2019
181.8
236.3
309.0
381.8
Valorant
2020
346.5
450.4
589.0
727.6
Dawn of War III
2017
185.8
241.5
315.8
390.1
Battlefield 4
2013
240.1
312.2
408.2
504.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
196.8
255.9
334.6
413.3
Doom
2016
271.4
352.8
461.4
569.9
Dota 2
2013
246.9
320.9
419.7
518.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
221.0
287.3
375.7
464.1
Destiny 2
2017
238.8
310.4
405.9
501.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
171.6
223.1
291.7
360.4
Project CARS 2
2017
179.0
232.7
304.4
376.0
Strange Brigade
2018
222.2
288.8
377.7
466.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
189.6
246.4
322.3
398.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
454.9
532.3
657.4
716.5
Titanfall 2
2016
186.5
242.4
317.0
391.6
DiRT Rally
2015
272.3
353.9
462.8
571.7
F1 2019
2019
177.8
231.2
302.3
373.4
Need For Speed
2015
204.4
265.7
347.5
429.3
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
