Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-13700K 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 4090 is good or bad for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 166.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 24Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 4090 is good even for new 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 graphics card, you can already draw certain conclusions. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-13700K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 4090, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 450W. Here is a list of certain popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 4090 and Intel Core i7-13700K configuration:
Valorant
Hitman 3
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
League of Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 4090 is better or worse than competitors in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 4090.
The closest GeForce RTX 4090 competitors
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 opponents 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 see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 4090 and Intel Core i7-13700K. The numbers next to the names of the games mean 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 4090 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
128.2
166.6
217.9
269.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
103.5
134.6
176.0
217.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
133.1
173.1
226.3
279.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
91.2
118.6
155.1
191.5
Scorn
2022
96.1
125.0
163.4
201.9
Overwatch 2
2022
236.7
307.7
402.3
497.0
Starfield
2022
86.3
112.2
146.7
181.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
157.8
205.1
268.2
331.3
Stray
2022
263.8
342.9
448.4
553.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
143.0
185.9
243.1
300.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
96.1
125.0
163.4
201.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
165.2
214.7
280.8
346.9
Saints Row
2022
175.0
227.5
297.6
367.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
106.0
137.8
180.2
222.6
Elden ring
2022
93.7
121.8
159.3
196.7
Homeworld 3
2022
120.8
157.0
205.4
253.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
152.8
198.7
259.8
321.0
Atomic Heart
2023
59.2
76.9
100.6
124.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 4090 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil Village
2021
167.6
217.9
285.0
352.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
229.3
298.0
389.8
481.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
243.3
316.3
413.6
511.0
Godfall
2020
218.2
283.6
370.9
458.2
GreedFall
2019
222.6
289.4
378.4
467.5
F1 22
2020
214.5
278.8
364.6
450.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
181.9
236.5
309.3
382.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
155.3
201.9
264.0
326.2
The Division
2016
217.9
283.3
370.5
457.6
Metro Exodus
2019
135.3
175.9
230.1
284.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
112.7
146.5
191.5
236.6
Hitman 3
2021
167.6
217.9
285.0
352.0
The Witcher 3
2015
218.4
283.9
371.3
458.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
219.4
285.2
373.0
460.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
115.9
150.6
197.0
243.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
180.0
234.0
305.9
377.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
241.6
314.1
410.7
507.3
Gears of War 5
2019
197.0
256.1
334.9
413.6
Far Cry 6
2021
184.9
240.4
314.3
388.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
209.8
272.7
356.6
440.6
Halo Infinite
2021
140.5
182.7
238.9
295.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
160.7
209.0
273.2
337.5
Crysis 3
2013
242.1
314.7
411.5
508.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
245.0
318.6
416.6
514.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
210.5
273.7
357.9
442.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
243.1
316.0
413.2
510.5
Project CARS 3
2020
113.4
147.4
192.8
238.1
Dishonored 2
2016
186.4
242.3
316.8
391.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
193.5
251.6
329.0
406.4
F1 2021
2020
239.1
310.9
406.5
502.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
123.3
160.2
209.5
258.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
73.7
95.8
125.3
154.8
Death Stranding
2020
224.1
291.3
381.0
470.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
111.4
144.9
189.4
234.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
155.3
201.9
264.0
326.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
239.1
310.9
406.5
502.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
207.1
269.2
352.0
434.9
Genshin Impact
2020
214.5
278.8
364.6
450.4
Anthem
2019
167.4
217.6
284.6
351.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
194.0
252.2
329.8
407.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
178.2
231.7
303.0
374.3
Just Cause 4
2018
195.5
254.1
332.3
410.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
198.7
258.3
337.8
417.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
241.6
314.1
410.7
507.3
Borderlands 3
2019
156.3
203.2
265.7
328.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
145.7
189.4
247.7
306.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
194.0
252.2
329.8
407.4
Hitman 2
2018
241.6
314.1
410.7
507.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
177.5
230.7
301.7
372.7
World War Z
2019
243.8
317.0
414.5
512.0
GeForce RTX 4090 24Gb with Core i7-13700K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 4090 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
291.1
378.5
494.9
611.4
DiRT Rally
2015
388.8
454.9
660.9
816.4
Dawn of War III
2017
265.3
344.8
450.9
557.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
309.6
402.5
526.4
650.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
301.0
391.3
511.7
632.1
Minecraft
2011
519.2
607.4
750.2
817.7
Project CARS 2
2017
255.6
332.3
434.6
536.9
Fallout 76
2018
316.5
411.5
538.1
664.7
Titanfall 2
2016
266.2
346.1
452.6
559.1
League of Legends
2009
584.7
684.1
844.9
920.9
Destiny 2
2017
340.9
443.2
579.6
716.0
Battlefield 4
2013
342.9
445.8
583.0
720.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
270.7
351.9
460.2
568.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
281.0
365.3
477.8
590.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
519.7
608.1
751.0
818.5
Battlefield 1
2016
307.9
400.3
523.4
646.6
F1 2019
2019
253.9
330.1
431.7
533.2
Valorant
2020
494.8
578.9
714.9
779.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
253.2
329.1
430.4
531.7
Strange Brigade
2018
317.3
412.5
539.4
666.3
Roblox
2006
612.4
716.5
884.9
964.5
Hitman
2016
246.5
320.5
419.1
517.7
Dota 2
2013
352.5
458.3
599.3
740.3
Rocket League
2015
568.4
665.1
821.4
895.3
Need For Speed
2015
291.9
379.4
496.2
613.0
Doom
2016
387.5
453.4
658.8
813.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
315.5
410.2
536.4
662.7
For Honor
2017
360.9
469.2
613.5
757.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
460.2
538.4
664.9
724.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
245.0
318.6
416.6
514.6
Battlefield V
2018
259.6
337.5
441.3
545.1
Apex Legends
2019
259.6
337.5
441.3
545.1
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 graphics card and the CPU.
