Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU with the Intel Core i5-12600K 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 4090 is good or bad for gaming from benchmark results. As for the key parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 166.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 24Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 4090 is good even for today's most demanding games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Release date
October 12, 2022
Price
1599 USD
Frequency
2230 MHz
Shaders
16384
TMUs
512
ROPs
192
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
450 W
Memory Size
24 Gb
Memory Bus
384 Bit
GeForce RTX 4090 power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the GPU, you can already draw some decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the required power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-12600K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 4090, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 450W. Here is a list of some famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 4090 and Intel Core i5-12600K configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Roblox
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Dota 2
League of Legends
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 4090 with rivals in some famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 4090.
The closest competitors of the GeForce RTX 4090
Video Card
FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 Ti
375
GeForce RTX 4090
347.6
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
The closest rivals of the GeForce RTX 4090 are GeForce RTX 4090 Ti and GeForce RTX 4080 Ti. We compared GeForce RTX 4090 (347.6 FPS) and their ordinary FPS in famous games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is GeForce RTX 4090 Ti 375 FPS, which 7.9% faster and GeForce RTX 4080 Ti 324.4 FPS, which is 6.7% slower. These numbers will further help you make the good decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 4090 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 4090 and Intel Core i5-12600K. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent 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 4090 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
95.5
124.1
162.3
200.5
Atomic Heart
2023
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
105.3
136.8
179.0
221.1
Elden ring
2022
93.0
120.9
158.1
195.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
132.2
171.9
224.7
277.6
Stray
2022
261.9
340.5
445.3
550.1
Overwatch 2
2022
235.0
305.5
399.5
493.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
164.0
213.2
278.8
344.4
Scorn
2022
95.5
124.1
162.3
200.5
Homeworld 3
2022
120.0
155.9
203.9
251.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
142.0
184.6
241.4
298.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
151.8
197.3
258.0
318.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
102.8
133.7
174.8
215.9
Saints Row
2022
173.8
226.0
295.5
365.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
156.7
203.7
266.3
329.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
90.6
117.7
154.0
190.2
Starfield
2022
85.7
111.4
145.7
179.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
127.3
165.5
216.4
267.3
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
Death Stranding
2020
222.5
289.3
378.3
467.3
Borderlands 3
2019
155.2
201.8
263.8
325.9
Anthem
2019
166.2
216.1
282.6
349.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
239.9
311.9
407.8
503.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
205.6
267.3
349.6
431.8
Hitman 2
2018
239.9
311.9
407.8
503.8
Far Cry 6
2021
183.6
238.7
312.1
385.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
159.6
207.5
271.3
335.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
197.3
256.5
335.4
414.4
World War Z
2019
242.1
314.7
411.6
508.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
243.3
316.3
413.7
511.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
154.2
200.5
262.2
323.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
110.7
143.8
188.1
232.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
239.9
311.9
407.8
503.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
237.5
308.7
403.7
498.7
Metro Exodus
2019
134.4
174.7
228.5
282.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
241.6
314.1
410.8
507.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
227.7
296.0
387.0
478.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
176.3
229.1
299.6
370.1
Gears of War 5
2019
195.6
254.3
332.5
410.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
192.7
250.5
327.5
404.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
217.9
283.2
370.4
457.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
178.7
232.3
303.8
375.3
Halo Infinite
2021
139.5
181.4
237.2
293.0
Crysis 3
2013
240.4
312.5
408.7
504.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
144.7
188.1
246.0
303.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
192.2
249.8
326.7
403.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
166.5
216.4
283.0
349.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
111.9
145.4
190.2
234.9
Hitman 3
2021
166.5
216.4
283.0
349.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
73.2
95.2
124.4
153.7
F1 2021
2020
237.5
308.7
403.7
498.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
209.1
271.8
355.4
439.0
Dishonored 2
2016
185.1
240.6
314.6
388.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
208.3
270.8
354.2
437.5
The Division
2016
216.4
281.3
367.9
454.4
F1 22
2020
213.0
276.9
362.1
447.3
Project CARS 3
2020
112.6
146.4
191.4
236.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
180.7
234.9
307.1
379.4
Genshin Impact
2020
213.0
276.9
362.1
447.3
GreedFall
2019
221.1
287.4
375.8
464.2
The Witcher 3
2015
216.9
282.0
368.7
455.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
115.1
149.6
195.6
241.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
192.7
250.5
327.5
404.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
154.2
200.5
262.2
323.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
177.0
230.1
300.9
371.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
241.4
313.8
410.3
506.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
122.4
159.1
208.1
257.0
Just Cause 4
2018
194.1
252.4
330.0
407.7
Godfall
2020
216.6
281.6
368.3
455.0
GeForce RTX 4090 24Gb with Core i5-12600K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 4090 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield V
2018
257.8
335.1
438.2
541.3
Dota 2
2013
350.1
455.1
595.1
735.1
Valorant
2020
491.3
574.8
710.0
773.8
DiRT Rally
2015
386.1
451.7
656.3
810.7
Rocket League
2015
564.5
660.4
815.7
889.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
289.1
375.8
491.5
607.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
298.9
388.6
508.1
627.7
Destiny 2
2017
338.6
440.1
575.6
711.0
Minecraft
2011
515.6
603.2
745.0
812.0
Dawn of War III
2017
263.4
342.4
447.8
553.2
Project CARS 2
2017
253.9
330.0
431.6
533.1
Fallout 76
2018
314.3
408.6
534.4
660.1
Strange Brigade
2018
315.1
409.6
535.6
661.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
268.8
349.4
456.9
564.5
F1 2019
2019
252.1
327.8
428.6
529.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
456.9
534.6
660.3
719.7
Doom
2016
384.8
450.2
654.2
808.1
For Honor
2017
358.4
465.9
609.3
752.6
Battlefield 1
2016
305.8
397.5
519.8
642.1
Need For Speed
2015
289.8
376.8
492.7
608.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
307.5
399.7
522.7
645.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
279.1
362.8
474.4
586.1
Battlefield 4
2013
340.5
442.7
578.9
715.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
516.1
603.8
745.7
812.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
243.3
316.3
413.7
511.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
313.3
407.4
532.7
658.0
Roblox
2006
608.1
711.5
878.7
957.7
Hitman
2016
244.8
318.2
416.2
514.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
251.4
326.8
427.4
528.0
Titanfall 2
2016
264.4
343.7
449.5
555.2
Apex Legends
2019
257.8
335.1
438.2
541.3
League of Legends
2009
580.6
679.3
839.0
914.4
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
