NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Benchmarks: Stable 8K Gaming is Here

Written by Sean Mekinda

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is here, and on top of a build guide and announcement, we got to spend some time benchmarking this behemoth of a card and, unsurprisingly, it crushes anything and everything we can throw at it. Check out our results below:

Our System:

• ASUS GeForce RTX 4090 TUF Gaming Triple-Fan 24GB GDDR6X PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card, stock settings, NVIDIA Graphics Driver v522.25
• AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Raphael AM5 4.5GHz 16-Core Boxed Processor
• ASUS X670E ROG CROSSHAIR Hero AMD AM5 Motherboard
• Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR5-4800 PC5-38400 CL40
• SilverStone SX1000 1000 Watt 80 Plus Platinum SFX-L Fully Modular Power Supply
• Lian Li O11D Mini

Benchmarks:

3DMark (v2.23.7457):

3DMark's GPU tests push graphics cards to their limits. Time Spy uses DirectX12 to really test every bit of power and Time Spy Extreme takes it even further with more graphically intense processes. Port Royal is 3DMark's ray tracing test, designed for real-time ray tracing. These 3DMark results show a card that is absolutely not messing around, with scores thousands of points above the NVIDIA GeForce 3090 Ti.

PassMark (v10.2):

Similar to 3DMark, PassMark is designed to push GPUs to their limits. However, unlink 3DMark, PassMark tests both 2D and 3D graphics operations, all the way from DirectX9 to DirectX12 in 4K. And don't let the (seemingly) low score for 2D Mark scare you - both the 2D and 3D scores are high in the 99th percentile of GPUs!

UNIGINE Superposition (v1.1):

Superposition is a staple benchmark, pushing cards for both performance and stability with intense ray tracing. We put the NVIDIA GeForce 4090 through the three hardest tests available, 1080P Extreme, 4K Optimized, and 8K Optimized. The scores are incredible, but it's the frame rates that really show off the insane power of the card. 75FPS at 8K is outrageous, and nearly 200FPS at 4K means this card is ready for 4k esports!

NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4090 is an absolute monster of a card, one that has handily claimed the spot at the top. With incredible ray tracing abilities and the capacity to handle 8K gaming with smooth frame rates, this is the new go-to card for anyone looking to stay at the absolute cutting edge.

NVIDIA's brand new GeForce RTX 4090 is available now at Micro Center! Be sure to check out our GeForce RTX 4090 Overview for all the new specs and our GeForce RTX 4090 Build Guide for ideas for your next rig!