Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 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 by looking at benchmark results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key parameter. The medium FPS in games is 166.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 24Gb of memory, we can state 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 GPU, you can already draw certain conclusions. With this data, you can already safely buy the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly 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 popular games in which the graphics card 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 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X configuration:
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
Roblox
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 4090 is better or worse than rivals in some famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 4090.
The closest GeForce RTX 4090 opponents
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 competitors 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 numbers will further help you make the right choice.
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 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS received 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
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
127.2
165.4
216.3
267.2
Overwatch 2
2022
234.9
305.4
399.3
493.3
Elden ring
2022
93.0
120.9
158.1
195.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
163.9
213.1
278.7
344.3
Stray
2022
261.8
340.4
445.1
549.8
Atomic Heart
2023
58.7
76.3
99.8
123.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
132.1
171.8
224.6
277.5
Homeworld 3
2022
119.9
155.9
203.8
251.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
141.9
184.5
241.3
298.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
90.5
117.7
153.9
190.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
151.7
197.2
257.9
318.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
105.2
136.8
178.9
221.0
Starfield
2022
85.6
111.3
145.6
179.8
Saints Row
2022
173.7
225.9
295.3
364.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
156.6
203.6
266.2
328.9
Scorn
2022
95.4
124.1
162.2
200.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
95.4
124.1
162.2
200.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
102.8
133.6
174.7
215.8
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 4090 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Metro Exodus
2019
134.3
174.6
228.4
282.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
73.2
95.1
124.4
153.6
Just Cause 4
2018
194.0
252.3
329.9
407.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
154.2
200.4
262.1
323.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
237.4
308.6
403.5
498.4
Dishonored 2
2016
185.0
240.5
314.5
388.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
192.6
250.3
327.4
404.4
F1 22
2020
212.9
276.7
361.9
447.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
154.2
200.4
262.1
323.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
227.6
295.8
386.9
477.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
208.2
270.7
354.0
437.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
241.3
313.6
410.2
506.7
Gears of War 5
2019
195.5
254.2
332.4
410.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
205.5
267.2
349.4
431.6
Death Stranding
2020
222.4
289.2
378.1
467.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
176.9
230.0
300.8
371.5
Hitman 2
2018
239.8
311.7
407.7
503.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
209.0
271.7
355.2
438.8
The Division
2016
216.3
281.2
367.7
454.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
192.6
250.3
327.4
404.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
115.0
149.5
195.5
241.5
World War Z
2019
242.0
314.6
411.4
508.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
243.2
316.2
413.5
510.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
178.6
232.2
303.7
375.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
241.5
314.0
410.6
507.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
176.2
229.0
299.5
370.0
GreedFall
2019
221.0
287.2
375.6
464.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
110.6
143.8
188.0
232.3
Halo Infinite
2021
139.5
181.3
237.1
292.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
180.6
234.8
307.0
379.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
159.5
207.4
271.2
335.0
Crysis 3
2013
240.3
312.4
408.5
504.6
The Witcher 3
2015
216.8
281.8
368.6
455.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
197.2
256.4
335.3
414.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
239.8
311.7
407.7
503.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
192.1
249.7
326.5
403.4
Hitman 3
2021
166.4
216.3
282.9
349.4
Anthem
2019
166.1
216.0
282.4
348.9
Genshin Impact
2020
212.9
276.7
361.9
447.1
Far Cry 6
2021
183.5
238.6
312.0
385.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
166.4
216.3
282.9
349.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
217.8
283.1
370.2
457.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
111.8
145.4
190.1
234.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
239.8
311.7
407.7
503.6
Borderlands 3
2019
155.1
201.7
263.7
325.8
Godfall
2020
216.6
281.5
368.1
454.8
Project CARS 3
2020
112.6
146.3
191.3
236.4
F1 2021
2020
237.4
308.6
403.5
498.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
144.6
188.0
245.8
303.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
122.3
159.1
208.0
256.9
GeForce RTX 4090 24Gb with Ryzen 9 3900X 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
Battlefield V
2018
257.7
335.0
438.0
541.1
Dota 2
2013
349.9
454.9
594.8
734.8
Battlefield 4
2013
340.4
442.5
578.6
714.8
Rocket League
2015
564.2
660.1
815.3
888.6
Minecraft
2011
515.3
602.9
744.6
811.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
515.9
603.5
745.4
812.5
For Honor
2017
358.2
465.7
609.0
752.3
Titanfall 2
2016
264.3
343.5
449.3
555.0
Doom
2016
384.7
450.0
653.9
807.8
Destiny 2
2017
338.4
439.9
575.3
710.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
456.7
534.4
660.0
719.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
278.9
362.6
474.2
585.8
Dawn of War III
2017
263.3
342.3
447.6
552.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
243.2
316.2
413.5
510.8
Apex Legends
2019
257.7
335.0
438.0
541.1
Strange Brigade
2018
314.9
409.4
535.4
661.3
League of Legends
2009
580.3
679.0
838.6
914.0
DiRT Rally
2015
385.9
451.5
656.0
810.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
307.3
399.5
522.5
645.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
251.3
326.7
427.2
527.7
Hitman
2016
244.7
318.1
416.0
513.9
Valorant
2020
491.1
574.6
709.6
773.5
Need For Speed
2015
289.7
376.6
492.5
608.4
Project CARS 2
2017
253.7
329.9
431.4
532.9
Battlefield 1
2016
305.6
397.3
519.6
641.8
F1 2019
2019
252.0
327.6
428.5
529.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
313.2
407.2
532.5
657.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
268.7
349.3
456.7
564.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
289.0
375.7
491.3
606.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
298.8
388.4
507.9
627.4
Fallout 76
2018
314.2
408.4
534.1
659.8
Roblox
2006
607.8
711.1
878.3
957.3
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, 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 evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
