Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is good or bad for gaming from results of all tests. As for the key characteristic, 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 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 decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the necessary power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 4090, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 450W. Here is a list of some common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 4090 and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Valorant
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Roblox
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 4090 is better or worse than rivals 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 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 7950X. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the average FPS obtained 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
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
96.7
125.7
164.3
203.0
Elden ring
2022
94.2
122.4
160.1
197.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
158.6
206.2
269.7
333.1
Overwatch 2
2022
237.9
309.3
404.5
499.7
Saints Row
2022
176.0
228.8
299.2
369.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
166.1
215.9
282.3
348.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
106.6
138.5
181.2
223.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
133.8
174.0
227.5
281.1
Atomic Heart
2023
59.5
77.3
101.1
124.9
Starfield
2022
86.7
112.8
147.5
182.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
91.7
119.2
155.9
192.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
104.1
135.3
177.0
218.6
Stray
2022
265.2
344.8
450.8
556.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
153.7
199.8
261.2
322.7
Scorn
2022
96.7
125.7
164.3
203.0
Homeworld 3
2022
121.4
157.9
206.5
255.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
143.8
186.9
244.4
301.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
128.9
167.5
219.1
270.7
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 4090 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Total War: Warhammer
2016
244.6
318.0
415.9
513.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
112.0
145.6
190.4
235.3
The Witcher 3
2015
219.6
285.5
373.3
461.2
Hitman 3
2021
168.5
219.1
286.5
353.9
Dishonored 2
2016
187.4
243.6
318.5
393.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
240.4
312.5
408.7
504.9
Crysis 3
2013
243.4
316.4
413.8
511.1
Death Stranding
2020
225.3
292.9
383.0
473.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
230.5
299.7
391.9
484.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
156.1
203.0
265.4
327.9
Godfall
2020
219.3
285.2
372.9
460.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
182.9
237.8
311.0
384.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
123.9
161.1
210.7
260.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
178.5
232.0
303.4
374.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
244.4
317.7
415.4
513.2
Far Cry 6
2021
185.9
241.7
316.0
390.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
161.6
210.1
274.7
339.4
F1 22
2020
215.6
280.3
366.6
452.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
74.1
96.3
126.0
155.6
World War Z
2019
245.1
318.7
416.7
514.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
168.5
219.1
286.5
353.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
116.5
151.4
198.0
244.6
GreedFall
2019
223.8
291.0
380.5
470.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
199.8
259.7
339.6
419.5
The Division
2016
219.1
284.8
372.5
460.1
Anthem
2019
168.3
218.8
286.1
353.4
Gears of War 5
2019
198.0
257.4
336.7
415.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
146.5
190.4
249.0
307.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
220.6
286.8
375.0
463.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
195.1
253.6
331.6
409.6
Project CARS 3
2020
114.0
148.2
193.8
239.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
113.3
147.2
192.6
237.9
Borderlands 3
2019
157.1
204.3
267.1
330.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
208.2
270.7
353.9
437.2
Metro Exodus
2019
136.1
176.9
231.3
285.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
180.9
235.2
307.6
380.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
156.1
203.0
265.4
327.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
242.9
315.8
412.9
510.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
211.7
275.2
359.8
444.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
195.1
253.6
331.6
409.6
Halo Infinite
2021
141.3
183.7
240.2
296.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
194.6
252.9
330.8
408.6
Hitman 2
2018
242.9
315.8
412.9
510.1
Just Cause 4
2018
196.5
255.5
334.1
412.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
179.2
233.0
304.6
376.3
F1 2021
2020
240.4
312.5
408.7
504.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
246.4
320.3
418.8
517.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
210.9
274.2
358.6
442.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
242.9
315.8
412.9
510.1
Genshin Impact
2020
215.6
280.3
366.6
452.8
GeForce RTX 4090 24Gb with Ryzen 9 7950X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 4090 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dota 2
2013
354.4
460.8
602.5
744.3
Valorant
2020
497.4
582.0
718.8
783.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
272.1
353.8
462.6
571.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
246.4
320.3
418.8
517.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
317.2
412.4
539.3
666.2
For Honor
2017
362.9
471.7
616.9
762.0
Roblox
2006
615.7
720.3
889.6
969.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
522.5
611.3
755.0
823.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
462.6
541.3
668.5
728.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
311.3
404.7
529.2
653.7
Rocket League
2015
571.5
668.7
825.8
900.1
Destiny 2
2017
342.8
445.6
582.7
719.8
Apex Legends
2019
261.0
339.3
443.7
548.1
Doom
2016
389.6
455.9
662.4
818.2
F1 2019
2019
255.3
331.9
434.0
536.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
302.6
393.4
514.5
635.5
League of Legends
2009
587.8
687.8
849.4
925.8
Minecraft
2011
522.0
610.7
754.3
822.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
254.5
330.9
432.7
534.5
Project CARS 2
2017
257.0
334.1
436.9
539.7
Strange Brigade
2018
319.0
414.7
542.3
669.9
Need For Speed
2015
293.5
381.5
498.9
616.3
Battlefield 4
2013
344.8
448.2
586.1
724.0
Titanfall 2
2016
267.7
348.0
455.1
562.1
Fallout 76
2018
318.2
413.7
541.0
668.3
Battlefield V
2018
261.0
339.3
443.7
548.1
Battlefield 1
2016
309.6
402.4
526.3
650.1
DiRT Rally
2015
390.9
457.3
664.5
820.8
Dawn of War III
2017
266.7
346.7
453.4
560.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
282.6
367.3
480.3
593.4
Hitman
2016
247.9
322.2
421.3
520.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
292.7
380.5
497.6
614.7
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but 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 GPU and the CPU.
