We used the following test system for comparison between the different graphics cards. The latest drivers that were available at the time of testing were used by AMD and NVIDIA on an updated version of Windows 11. All tested games were patched to the latest version for better performance optimization for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.
CPUIntel Core i9-12900K @ 5.0 GHz
MotherboardAORUS Z690 Master (DDR5)
Video CardsMSI GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM Liquid X
MSI GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 FE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 FE
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X,
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
MemoryG.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series 32GB (2 X 16GB) CL36 6000 MHz
StorageTeamgroup T-Force A440 Pro 2 TB Gen 4
Power SupplyASUS ROG THOR 1200W PSU
OSWindows 11 64-bit
DriversAMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 22.9.2
NVIDIA GeForce 521.90 WHQL
All games were tested at 3840×2160 (4K) resolution.
Image Quality and graphics configurations are provided with each game description.
The “reference” cards are the stock configs except where mentioned otherwise.
The Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 4090 Vulcan OC-V has a maximum power limit of 480W whereas the NVIDIA Founders Edition has a 600W power limit.
For overclocking, we cranked up everything! Even the fan a 100% as shown in the MSI afterburner picture below:
