Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card with the Intel Core i9-13900 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 166.2 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 24Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 4090 is good for modern 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 certain conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i9-13900 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 4090, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 450W. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 4090 and Intel Core i9-13900 configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 4090 is better or worse than rivals in some popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 4090.
The closest rivals 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 medium FPS in popular 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 figures will also 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 4090 and Intel Core i9-13900. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS gained with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 4090 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Starfield
2022
86.3
112.3
146.8
181.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
91.3
118.7
155.2
191.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
133.2
173.2
226.5
279.8
Scorn
2022
96.2
125.1
163.6
202.1
Homeworld 3
2022
120.9
157.2
205.5
253.9
Stray
2022
264.0
343.2
448.8
554.3
Atomic Heart
2023
59.2
77.0
100.7
124.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
165.3
214.9
281.0
347.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
153.0
198.8
260.0
321.2
Saints Row
2022
175.2
227.7
297.8
367.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
143.1
186.0
243.2
300.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
157.9
205.3
268.4
331.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
106.1
137.9
180.3
222.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
128.3
166.8
218.1
269.4
Overwatch 2
2022
236.8
307.9
402.6
497.4
Elden ring
2022
93.7
121.9
159.4
196.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
103.6
134.7
176.1
217.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
96.2
125.1
163.6
202.1
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 4090 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
194.2
252.4
330.1
407.7
Just Cause 4
2018
195.6
254.3
332.6
410.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
210.7
273.9
358.2
442.4
World War Z
2019
244.0
317.2
414.8
512.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
180.1
234.1
306.2
378.2
Anthem
2019
167.5
217.8
284.8
351.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
155.4
202.1
264.2
326.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
194.2
252.4
330.1
407.7
Crysis 3
2013
242.3
314.9
411.8
508.8
The Division
2016
218.1
283.5
370.7
458.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
177.6
230.9
302.0
373.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
219.6
285.4
373.3
461.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
167.8
218.1
285.2
352.3
Hitman 3
2021
167.8
218.1
285.2
352.3
Far Cry 6
2021
185.0
240.5
314.5
388.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
73.8
95.9
125.4
154.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
160.9
209.1
273.4
337.8
F1 22
2020
214.6
279.0
364.9
450.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
243.2
316.2
413.5
510.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
241.8
314.3
411.0
507.7
Death Stranding
2020
224.3
291.5
381.2
470.9
Halo Infinite
2021
140.6
182.8
239.1
295.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
198.8
258.5
338.0
417.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
209.9
272.9
356.9
440.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
182.1
236.7
309.5
382.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
145.8
189.5
247.9
306.2
F1 2021
2020
239.3
311.1
406.8
502.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
245.2
318.8
416.9
515.0
Borderlands 3
2019
156.4
203.3
265.9
328.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
178.4
231.9
303.2
374.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
207.2
269.4
352.3
435.2
Hitman 2
2018
241.8
314.3
411.0
507.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
155.4
202.1
264.2
326.4
The Witcher 3
2015
218.6
284.2
371.6
459.0
GreedFall
2019
222.8
289.6
378.7
467.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
111.5
145.0
189.6
234.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
112.7
146.6
191.7
236.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
193.7
251.8
329.2
406.7
Dishonored 2
2016
186.5
242.5
317.1
391.7
Genshin Impact
2020
214.6
279.0
364.9
450.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
239.3
311.1
406.8
502.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
241.8
314.3
411.0
507.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
243.5
316.5
413.9
511.3
Project CARS 3
2020
113.5
147.5
192.9
238.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
229.4
298.3
390.0
481.8
Godfall
2020
218.3
283.8
371.2
458.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
116.0
150.7
197.1
243.5
Metro Exodus
2019
135.4
176.1
230.2
284.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
123.4
160.4
209.7
259.0
Gears of War 5
2019
197.1
256.3
335.1
413.9
GeForce RTX 4090 24Gb with Core i9-13900 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 4090 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Apex Legends
2019
259.8
337.7
441.6
545.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
301.2
391.6
512.1
632.6
DiRT Rally
2015
389.1
455.2
661.4
817.0
Need For Speed
2015
292.1
379.7
496.6
613.4
Battlefield V
2018
259.8
337.7
441.6
545.5
Battlefield 4
2013
343.2
446.1
583.4
720.6
Valorant
2020
495.1
579.3
715.5
779.8
For Honor
2017
361.2
469.5
614.0
758.5
Doom
2016
387.8
453.7
659.3
814.4
Dota 2
2013
352.8
458.6
599.7
740.9
League of Legends
2009
585.1
684.6
845.5
921.5
Dawn of War III
2017
265.5
345.1
451.3
557.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
315.8
410.5
536.8
663.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
281.2
365.6
478.1
590.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
253.4
329.4
430.7
532.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
270.9
352.1
460.5
568.8
Strange Brigade
2018
317.5
412.8
539.8
666.8
Minecraft
2011
519.6
607.9
750.8
818.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
309.9
402.8
526.8
650.7
Project CARS 2
2017
255.8
332.6
434.9
537.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
460.5
538.8
665.4
725.3
Roblox
2006
612.8
717.0
885.5
965.2
Rocket League
2015
568.8
665.6
822.0
895.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
520.1
608.5
751.5
819.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
291.4
378.8
495.3
611.9
Fallout 76
2018
316.8
411.8
538.5
665.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
245.2
318.8
416.9
515.0
Titanfall 2
2016
266.4
346.4
452.9
559.5
Hitman
2016
246.7
320.7
419.4
518.1
Battlefield 1
2016
308.1
400.6
523.8
647.1
Destiny 2
2017
341.2
443.5
580.0
716.5
F1 2019
2019
254.1
330.3
432.0
533.6
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
