Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple 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. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key characteristic. The medium FPS in games is 116.7 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 24Gb of memory, we can state 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 graphics card, you can already make certain decision. With this data, you can already safely buy the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3090, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 350W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3090 and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D configuration:
Apex Legends
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Valorant
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3090 is better or worse than competitors in several famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3090.
The closest GeForce RTX 3090 opponents
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 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 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 9 7950X3D. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium FPS achieved 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
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
117.6
152.9
199.9
247.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
101.8
132.4
173.1
213.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
91.3
118.7
155.2
191.7
Saints Row
2022
124.6
162.0
211.9
261.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
68.5
89.0
116.4
143.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
112.3
146.1
191.0
235.9
Homeworld 3
2022
86.0
111.8
146.2
180.6
Overwatch 2
2022
168.5
219.1
286.5
353.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
65.0
84.4
110.4
136.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
75.5
98.1
128.3
158.5
Elden ring
2022
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
Scorn
2022
68.5
89.0
116.4
143.8
Atomic Heart
2023
42.1
54.8
71.6
88.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
94.8
123.2
161.1
199.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
108.8
141.5
185.0
228.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
73.7
95.8
125.3
154.8
Stray
2022
187.8
244.2
319.3
394.4
Starfield
2022
61.4
79.9
104.4
129.0
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
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
110.6
143.8
188.0
232.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
138.2
179.6
234.9
290.1
Just Cause 4
2018
139.2
181.0
236.6
292.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
172.0
223.6
292.5
361.3
Borderlands 3
2019
111.3
144.7
189.2
233.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
172.0
223.6
292.5
361.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
149.9
194.9
254.9
314.8
Metro Exodus
2019
96.4
125.3
163.8
202.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
147.5
191.7
250.7
309.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
126.9
165.0
215.8
266.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
110.6
143.8
188.0
232.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
138.2
179.6
234.9
290.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
114.5
148.8
194.6
240.4
Dishonored 2
2016
132.7
172.5
225.6
278.7
GreedFall
2019
158.5
206.1
269.5
332.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
170.3
221.4
289.5
357.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
126.4
164.3
214.9
265.4
Genshin Impact
2020
152.7
198.5
259.6
320.7
Gears of War 5
2019
140.3
182.3
238.4
294.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
79.3
103.1
134.9
166.6
World War Z
2019
173.6
225.7
295.1
364.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
149.4
194.2
254.0
313.7
Project CARS 3
2020
80.7
105.0
137.3
169.6
Hitman 3
2021
119.4
155.2
202.9
250.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
129.5
168.4
220.2
272.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
137.8
179.1
234.3
289.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
173.3
225.2
294.5
363.8
Halo Infinite
2021
100.1
130.1
170.1
210.1
The Division
2016
155.2
201.7
263.8
325.9
Death Stranding
2020
159.6
207.4
271.3
335.1
The Witcher 3
2015
155.5
202.2
264.4
326.6
Hitman 2
2018
172.0
223.6
292.5
361.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
173.1
225.0
294.2
363.5
F1 2021
2020
170.3
221.4
289.5
357.6
Anthem
2019
119.2
155.0
202.6
250.3
Crysis 3
2013
172.4
224.1
293.0
362.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
119.4
155.2
202.9
250.7
Godfall
2020
155.4
202.0
264.1
326.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
80.2
104.3
136.4
168.5
F1 22
2020
152.7
198.5
259.6
320.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
103.7
134.9
176.4
217.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
141.5
183.9
240.5
297.1
Far Cry 6
2021
131.7
171.2
223.8
276.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
174.5
226.8
296.6
366.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
128.1
166.6
217.8
269.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
87.8
114.1
149.2
184.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
163.3
212.2
277.5
342.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
156.2
203.1
265.6
328.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
82.5
107.3
140.3
173.3
GeForce RTX 3090 24Gb with Ryzen 9 7950X3D gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3090 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 4
2013
244.2
317.4
415.1
512.8
For Honor
2017
257.0
334.1
436.9
539.7
Dawn of War III
2017
188.9
245.5
321.1
396.7
Titanfall 2
2016
189.6
246.5
322.3
398.1
Battlefield V
2018
184.8
240.3
314.2
388.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
207.3
269.5
352.4
435.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
192.7
250.6
327.7
404.8
Destiny 2
2017
242.8
315.6
412.7
509.8
Doom
2016
276.0
358.7
469.1
579.5
Rocket League
2015
539.7
631.4
779.8
850.0
Roblox
2006
545.1
637.7
787.6
858.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
200.1
260.2
340.2
420.2
Minecraft
2011
410.8
480.6
698.3
862.6
Need For Speed
2015
207.8
270.2
353.3
436.5
Valorant
2020
352.3
458.0
598.9
739.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
180.3
234.4
306.5
378.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
462.6
541.2
668.4
728.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
224.7
292.1
382.0
471.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
174.5
226.8
296.6
366.4
Hitman
2016
175.5
228.2
298.4
368.6
DiRT Rally
2015
276.8
359.9
470.6
581.3
League of Legends
2009
520.4
608.9
752.0
819.6
Strange Brigade
2018
225.9
293.7
384.1
474.4
Project CARS 2
2017
182.0
236.6
309.5
382.3
Dota 2
2013
251.0
326.3
426.7
527.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
220.5
286.6
374.8
463.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
214.3
278.6
364.4
450.1
Fallout 76
2018
225.4
293.0
383.2
473.3
Battlefield 1
2016
219.3
285.0
372.7
460.4
F1 2019
2019
180.8
235.1
307.4
379.7
Apex Legends
2019
184.8
240.3
314.2
388.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
364.1
473.3
618.9
764.6
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 with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
