1080P Performance Test: RTX 5090 with 9800X3D Combo

01

Introduction

At present, for most gamers, the ultimate dream setup is undoubtedly the Ryzen 7 9800X3D paired with the GeForce RTX 5090. So, how does this configuration actually perform in gaming? This article will share gaming test results for your reference.

Of course, this setup is more than capable of running games smoothly at 1080P, 1440P, and 4K resolutions. Therefore, whether it can run games smoothly is not the focus of this test. The focus here is on whether the GPU performance can be fully utilized when running games at 1080P with this configuration. This is mainly for learning and research purposes.

02

Specifications

The GeForce RTX 5090 was released on January 6, 2025. It uses the GB202-300-A1 GPU, built on TSMC’s 5nm process, featuring 21,760 CUDA cores, 176 ROPs, 680 texture units, 170 SMs, 680 Tensor cores, and 172 RT cores, with 96MB of L2 cache.

Its base clock is 2017 MHz, with a boost clock of up to 2407 MHz. It comes with 32GB of GDDR7 memory, a 512-bit memory bus, memory speed of 28Gbps, memory bandwidth of 1.8TB/s, and FP32 floating-point performance of 104.8 TFLOPS. The power consumption is 575W, with a suggested retail price of $1999.

The Ryzen 7 9800X3D will be released on November 7. It uses the Zen 5 architecture, built on TSMC’s 4nm process, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads. The base clock is 4.7 GHz, and the maximum boost clock is 5.2 GHz. It has 8MB of L2 cache and 96MB of L3 cache, with a total cache size of 104MB. Power consumption is 120W, and the suggested retail price is $479.

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Test Platform Configuration

The processor is the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, motherboard is MSI MPG X670E CARBON, memory is 32GB DDR5 6200 MHz, GPU is the GeForce RTX 5090 32GB, storage consists of two Samsung 970 drives, and the operating system is Windows 11.

04

Game Testing (RTX 5090 with 9800X3D Combo)

Seven games were tested at 1080P resolution.

The first game is Ghostwire: Tokyo.

Average FPS was 236, minimum 199 FPS, frame time 4.0ms, CPU usage 28%, power consumption 75W, temperature 59°C, memory usage 12.0GB, GPU usage 85%, VRAM usage 6.2GB, power consumption 334W, temperature 53°C.

In this game, CPU usage was under 30%, memory usage around 12GB, GPU had at least 10% performance headroom, and VRAM usage was about 6GB.
Average FPS exceeded 230, minimum FPS around 200, frame time around 4ms—extremely smooth.

The second game is Cyberpunk 2077.

Average FPS was 147, minimum 99 FPS, frame time 7.0ms, CPU usage 75%, power consumption 102W, temperature 71°C, memory usage 12.6GB, GPU usage 76%, VRAM usage 9.2GB, power consumption 294W, temperature 52°C.

CPU usage was around 75%, memory usage between 12GB and 13GB, GPU had over 20% headroom, and VRAM usage around 9GB.
Average FPS over 140, minimum around 100, frame time around 7ms.

The third game is Red Dead Redemption 2.

Average FPS was 213, minimum 118 FPS, frame time 4.1ms, CPU usage 61%, power consumption 102W, temperature 70°C, memory usage 13.5GB, GPU usage 86%, VRAM usage 6.0GB, power consumption 347W, temperature 52°C.

CPU usage around 60%, memory usage between 13GB and 14GB, GPU had at least 10% headroom, VRAM around 6GB.
Average FPS about 210, minimum over 110, frame time around 4ms—extremely smooth.

The fourth game is Forza Horizon 5.

Average FPS was 304, minimum 225 FPS, frame time 3.5ms, CPU usage 39%, power consumption 84W, temperature 64°C, memory usage 12.0GB, GPU usage 92%, VRAM usage 7.1GB, power consumption 263W, temperature 49°C.

CPU usage around 40%, memory usage about 12GB, GPU had at least 5% headroom, VRAM around 7GB.
Average FPS around 300, minimum around 220, frame time about 3ms.

The fifth game is S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2.

Average FPS was 136, minimum 77 FPS, frame time 6.8ms, CPU usage 42%, power consumption 87W, temperature 66°C, memory usage 16.8GB, GPU usage 90%, VRAM usage 7.6GB, power consumption 254W, temperature 48°C.

CPU usage around 40%, memory usage between 16GB and 17GB, GPU had about 10% headroom, VRAM between 7GB and 8GB.
Average FPS over 130, minimum over 70, frame time around 7ms.

The sixth game is Hogwarts Legacy.

Average FPS was 71, minimum 49 FPS, frame time 13.8ms, CPU usage 28%, power consumption 68W, temperature 59°C, memory usage 20.6GB, GPU usage 49%, VRAM usage 11.8GB, power consumption 216W, temperature 44°C.

CPU usage under 30%, memory usage between 20GB and 21GB, GPU had nearly 50% headroom, VRAM between 11GB and 12GB.
Average FPS around 70, minimum around 50, frame time around 13ms. Due to significant GPU idling, performance was not fully utilized.

The seventh game is The Last of Us Part II.

Average FPS was 183, minimum 110 FPS, frame time 4.9ms, CPU usage 96%, power consumption 111W, temperature 75°C, memory usage 12.8GB, GPU usage 79%, VRAM usage 10.1GB, power consumption 280W, temperature 49°C.

CPU usage was near full load, memory usage between 12GB and 13GB, GPU had at least 20% headroom, VRAM around 10GB.
Average FPS around 180, minimum around 110, frame time about 5ms.

05

Test Conclusion

The test results are clear: when running games at 1080P resolution, the performance of the GeForce RTX 5090 in the Ryzen 7 9800X3D + GeForce RTX 5090 setup is generally underutilized, reaching at most about 90% usage. As a result, the actual gaming performance does not objectively reflect the true capabilities of this configuration—it is essentially overkill for 1080P.

Future tests of this setup running games at 1440P will be shared—stay tuned.

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