Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 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 parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 166.2 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 24Gb of memory, we can say 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 decision. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A highly 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 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 9 3950X configuration:
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 4090 with competitors 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 rivals
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 average 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 figures 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 AMD Ryzen 9 3950X. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium FPS received 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
Saints Row
2022
174.1
226.3
296.0
365.6
Overwatch 2
2022
235.4
306.0
400.2
494.3
Scorn
2022
95.6
124.3
162.6
200.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
164.3
213.6
279.3
345.0
Elden ring
2022
93.2
121.1
158.4
195.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
132.4
172.1
225.1
278.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
90.7
117.9
154.2
190.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
156.9
204.0
266.8
329.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
142.2
184.9
241.8
298.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
105.4
137.1
179.3
221.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
152.0
197.6
258.5
319.3
Homeworld 3
2022
120.2
156.2
204.3
252.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
103.0
133.9
175.1
216.3
Atomic Heart
2023
58.9
76.5
100.0
123.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
95.6
124.3
162.6
200.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
127.5
165.8
216.8
267.8
Starfield
2022
85.8
111.6
145.9
180.2
Stray
2022
262.4
341.1
446.0
551.0
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 4090 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 2021
2020
237.9
309.2
404.4
499.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
166.7
216.8
283.5
350.2
Dishonored 2
2016
185.4
241.0
315.1
389.3
Death Stranding
2020
222.9
289.8
378.9
468.1
The Division
2016
216.8
281.8
368.5
455.2
Far Cry 6
2021
183.9
239.1
312.6
386.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
242.0
314.6
411.4
508.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
209.4
272.2
356.0
439.8
World War Z
2019
242.5
315.3
412.3
509.3
Hitman 2
2018
240.3
312.4
408.5
504.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
193.0
250.9
328.1
405.3
Just Cause 4
2018
194.5
252.8
330.6
408.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
112.1
145.7
190.5
235.3
Metro Exodus
2019
134.6
175.0
228.9
282.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
154.5
200.8
262.6
324.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
241.8
314.3
411.0
507.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
144.9
188.4
246.4
304.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
193.0
250.9
328.1
405.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
228.0
296.5
387.7
478.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
208.7
271.3
354.7
438.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
176.6
229.5
300.1
370.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
115.2
149.8
195.9
242.0
Hitman 3
2021
166.7
216.8
283.5
350.2
Project CARS 3
2020
112.8
146.6
191.8
236.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
154.5
200.8
262.6
324.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
218.2
283.7
371.0
458.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
177.3
230.5
301.4
372.3
Godfall
2020
217.0
282.1
368.9
455.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
181.0
235.3
307.6
380.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
179.0
232.7
304.3
375.9
GreedFall
2019
221.4
287.9
376.4
465.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
122.6
159.4
208.4
257.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
243.7
316.9
414.4
511.9
Crysis 3
2013
240.8
313.0
409.4
505.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
240.3
312.4
408.5
504.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
197.6
256.9
336.0
415.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
159.9
207.8
271.8
335.7
Genshin Impact
2020
213.3
277.3
362.7
448.0
The Witcher 3
2015
217.3
282.4
369.3
456.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
110.8
144.1
188.4
232.8
Anthem
2019
166.5
216.4
283.0
349.6
Gears of War 5
2019
195.9
254.7
333.1
411.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
240.3
312.4
408.5
504.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
73.3
95.3
124.6
154.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
192.5
250.2
327.2
404.2
Halo Infinite
2021
139.8
181.7
237.6
293.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
206.0
267.8
350.2
432.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
237.9
309.2
404.4
499.5
Borderlands 3
2019
155.5
202.1
264.3
326.5
F1 22
2020
213.3
277.3
362.7
448.0
GeForce RTX 4090 24Gb with Ryzen 9 3950X 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
Fallout 76
2018
314.9
409.3
535.2
661.2
Rocket League
2015
565.4
661.5
817.0
890.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
308.0
400.4
523.6
646.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
313.9
408.0
533.6
659.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
243.7
316.9
414.4
511.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
289.6
376.5
492.3
608.2
Minecraft
2011
516.4
604.2
746.2
813.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
251.8
327.4
428.1
528.8
Doom
2016
385.5
451.0
655.3
809.5
Titanfall 2
2016
264.8
344.3
450.2
556.1
Valorant
2020
492.1
575.8
711.1
775.1
Dota 2
2013
350.7
455.8
596.1
736.4
F1 2019
2019
252.6
328.3
429.4
530.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
516.9
604.8
747.0
814.2
Battlefield V
2018
258.2
335.7
439.0
542.2
Strange Brigade
2018
315.6
410.3
536.5
662.7
Destiny 2
2017
339.1
440.9
576.5
712.2
Project CARS 2
2017
254.3
330.6
432.3
534.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
299.4
389.2
509.0
628.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
457.7
535.5
661.4
720.9
Hitman
2016
245.2
318.8
416.9
514.9
Roblox
2006
609.1
712.7
880.2
959.3
Dawn of War III
2017
263.8
343.0
448.5
554.1
League of Legends
2009
581.6
680.4
840.4
916.0
For Honor
2017
359.0
466.7
610.3
753.9
Apex Legends
2019
258.2
335.7
439.0
542.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
269.2
350.0
457.7
565.4
Need For Speed
2015
290.3
377.4
493.6
609.7
DiRT Rally
2015
386.7
452.4
657.4
812.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
279.5
363.4
475.2
587.0
Battlefield 1
2016
306.3
398.2
520.7
643.2
Battlefield 4
2013
341.1
443.4
579.9
716.3
Although you can't dispute 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 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.
