Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether 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 average FPS in games is 166.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 24Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 4090 is good 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 make certain decision. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X . 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 4090, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 450W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the graphics card 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 AMD Ryzen 7 3800X configuration:
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 4090 with competitors in several popular 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 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 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 numbers 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 AMD Ryzen 7 3800X. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS achieved 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
Saints Row
2022
173.0
224.8
294.0
363.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
141.3
183.7
240.2
296.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
102.3
133.0
173.9
214.9
Homeworld 3
2022
119.4
155.2
202.9
250.7
Elden ring
2022
92.6
120.3
157.4
194.4
Starfield
2022
85.3
110.8
144.9
179.0
Stray
2022
260.7
338.9
443.1
547.4
Overwatch 2
2022
233.9
304.0
397.6
491.1
Atomic Heart
2023
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
131.5
171.0
223.6
276.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
163.2
212.2
277.5
342.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
126.7
164.7
215.3
266.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
95.0
123.5
161.5
199.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
155.9
202.7
265.0
327.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
151.0
196.3
256.8
317.2
Scorn
2022
95.0
123.5
161.5
199.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
104.8
136.2
178.1
220.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
90.1
117.2
153.2
189.3
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
177.8
231.2
302.3
373.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
111.3
144.7
189.3
233.8
Metro Exodus
2019
133.7
173.9
227.4
280.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
175.4
228.0
298.2
368.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
242.1
314.8
411.6
508.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
204.6
266.0
347.9
429.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
208.0
270.5
353.7
436.9
World War Z
2019
240.9
313.2
409.6
505.9
Death Stranding
2020
221.4
287.9
376.4
465.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
144.0
187.2
244.8
302.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
176.1
229.0
299.4
369.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
114.5
148.8
194.6
240.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
153.5
199.5
260.9
322.3
Dishonored 2
2016
184.2
239.4
313.1
386.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
179.8
233.7
305.6
377.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
240.4
312.6
408.7
504.9
F1 2021
2020
236.3
307.2
401.7
496.2
Halo Infinite
2021
138.9
180.5
236.1
291.6
Just Cause 4
2018
193.2
251.1
328.4
405.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
153.5
199.5
260.9
322.3
Borderlands 3
2019
154.4
200.8
262.6
324.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
72.8
94.7
123.8
153.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
191.7
249.2
325.9
402.6
Anthem
2019
165.4
215.0
281.2
347.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
216.8
281.9
368.6
455.3
Godfall
2020
215.6
280.3
366.5
452.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
110.1
143.1
187.2
231.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
240.2
312.3
408.3
504.4
The Witcher 3
2015
215.8
280.6
366.9
453.3
Project CARS 3
2020
112.1
145.7
190.5
235.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
238.7
310.4
405.8
501.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
236.3
307.2
401.7
496.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
191.7
249.2
325.9
402.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
165.7
215.3
281.6
347.9
Far Cry 6
2021
182.7
237.5
310.6
383.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
191.2
248.6
325.1
401.6
The Division
2016
215.3
280.0
366.1
452.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
207.3
269.5
352.4
435.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
196.3
255.2
333.8
412.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
238.7
310.4
405.8
501.3
GreedFall
2019
220.0
286.0
374.0
461.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
226.6
294.5
385.1
475.8
Genshin Impact
2020
211.9
275.5
360.3
445.1
Crysis 3
2013
239.2
311.0
406.7
502.4
F1 22
2020
211.9
275.5
360.3
445.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
121.8
158.3
207.1
255.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
158.8
206.5
270.0
333.5
Hitman 2
2018
238.7
310.4
405.8
501.3
Hitman 3
2021
165.7
215.3
281.6
347.9
Gears of War 5
2019
194.6
253.0
330.9
408.7
GeForce RTX 4090 24Gb with Ryzen 7 3800X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 4090 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
Apex Legends
2019
256.5
333.5
436.1
538.7
Need For Speed
2015
288.4
375.0
490.3
605.7
Doom
2016
382.9
497.8
651.0
804.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
311.8
405.4
530.1
654.8
Strange Brigade
2018
313.5
407.6
533.0
658.4
Minecraft
2011
513.0
600.2
741.3
808.0
Battlefield V
2018
256.5
333.5
436.1
538.7
For Honor
2017
356.6
463.6
606.3
748.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
306.0
397.8
520.1
642.5
F1 2019
2019
250.9
326.2
426.6
526.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
454.7
532.0
657.1
716.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
267.5
347.7
454.7
561.7
Roblox
2006
605.1
708.0
874.4
953.1
League of Legends
2009
577.8
676.0
834.9
910.0
Project CARS 2
2017
252.6
328.4
429.5
530.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
242.1
314.8
411.6
508.5
Valorant
2020
488.9
572.0
706.5
770.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
277.7
361.0
472.1
583.2
Dota 2
2013
348.4
452.9
592.2
731.5
Battlefield 4
2013
338.9
440.5
576.1
711.6
Fallout 76
2018
312.8
406.6
531.7
656.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
297.4
386.7
505.7
624.6
Dawn of War III
2017
262.1
340.8
445.6
550.5
Destiny 2
2017
336.9
438.0
572.7
707.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
513.6
600.9
742.1
808.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
250.2
325.2
425.3
525.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
287.7
374.0
489.1
604.2
Titanfall 2
2016
263.1
342.0
447.3
552.5
Battlefield 1
2016
304.3
395.5
517.2
639.0
DiRT Rally
2015
384.2
499.4
653.1
806.7
Hitman
2016
243.6
316.7
414.1
511.6
Rocket League
2015
561.7
657.2
811.7
884.7
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and the GeForce RTX 4090 separately.
