3DMark Steel Nomad: Leaderboard with more than 90 graphics cards (GeForce, Radeon, Arc) 212 comments
Techtip tested more than 90 graphics cards, including the GeForce RTX 4090 and the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, in 3DMark Steel Nomad. You can compare your own PC with the best list. It’s so simple that anyone can quickly run the free benchmark.
Table of contents Leaderboard with more than 90 graphics cards (GeForce, Radeon, Arc) 3DMark Steel Nomad: Free benchmark at a glance More than 90 graphics cards for the 3DMark Steel Nomad Benchmark results of the GeForce RTX 4090 and Radeon RX 7900 XTXThe 3DMark Steel The Nomad ranking will be expanded over time. Here you can get the 3DMark Steel Nomad and this is how it works. BenchmarkHere are the PC requirements of 3DMark Steel Nomad Driver information and modification history of the test system
3DMark Steel Nomad: free benchmark at a glance
The 3DMark Benchmark Suite (download), which is essentially free, contains different benchmarks that test different scenarios of a gaming PC. At this point, it’s all about the 3DMark Steel Nomad benchmark, which checks gaming performance for DirectX 12 under Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Steel Nomad is a new test designed to check the performance of a high-end gaming computer. It is the successor to Time Spy (benchmarks of more than 100 graphics cards), which is now intended to be a ranking for entry-level and mid-range PCs. The 3DMark Steel Nomad does not use ray tracing. If you are interested, you should take a look at the article on the 3DMark Speed Way, where the editorial team tested more than 45 graphics cards.
The requirements for 3DMark Steel Nomad on PC are moderate to low. Windows 10 or 11 is mandatory, otherwise the graphics card must support DirectX 12 with feature level 12_0, which is the case for a GeForce GTX 900 and a Radeon R7 260 or an R9 290 (the Radeon R9 270 is not included). 6 GB graphics card memory is also included.
90+ graphics cards for 3DMark Steel Nomad
Techconseil tested more than 90 graphics cards in 3DMark Steel Nomad. In addition to almost all modern models like Nvidia GeForce, AMD Radeon and Intel Arc, various older GeForce and Radeon accelerators are also represented, up to the GeForce GTX 950 and Radeon R7 250X.
GeForce RTX 4090 and Radeon RX 7900 XTX benchmark results
In the test, the currently fastest graphics card, the GeForce RTX 4090 (test), showed a Steel Nomad score of 9,361 points. The model should be around there in another computer. Depending on the system, the points may be slightly lower or higher – the latter especially with an inherently overclocked custom design like the Asus GeForce RTX 4090 TUF OC (test).
AMD’s flagship Radeon RX 7900 XTX (test) is significantly slower at 6,676 points, a difference of 40%. This shows that AMD’s fastest graphics card currently cannot keep up with its Nvidia counterpart. Instead, the Radeon competes with Nvidia’s second fastest model, the GeForce RTX 4080 Super, which has 6,691 points and is therefore slightly faster than the Radeon. However, in most games the AMD GPU is a little faster, but in general the two cards are still very close to each other.
The performance is also comparable to many middle-class games. With not quite 4,000 points, the Radeon RX 7800 XT (test) delivers a result 6% better than the GeForce RTX 4070 (test), which corresponds almost exactly to gaming practice. ) is 16% faster with 4,617 points, which is more than usual. Comparing other results shows that the 3DMark Steel Nomad appears to respond significantly to more memory bandwidth and cache sizes – where the GeForce RTX 4070 Super is more superior to the GeForce RTX 4070 in terms of computing performance general.
All results are only a guideline; This is about where your own PC should end up with the same graphics card. If it doesn’t quite work, it might be okay if the rest of the computer is slower, for example. However, if the results differ significantly, there is probably a problem with the system. The Techconseil community should then be the right place to go.
The 3DMark Steel Nomad ranking will grow over time
Techtip will expand the benchmarks over time, in particular new graphics cards will be systematically included in the benchmarks. To keep an overview, the editorial team summarizes all changes made to the article in the form of a history at the bottom of the page.
Here you get the 3DMark Steel Nomad and this is how the benchmark works
If you want to carry out the benchmark yourself in order to compare your own PC with the editorial test results, you first need the main 3DMark program (download), which can be downloaded from Techconseil. Alternatively, you can download via Steam (click “Download 3DMark Demo”). Both versions are free.
You must then open the “Benchmarks” tab and select the “Steel Nomad” test. Then you need to click “Run” and that’s it. The test takes place in 3840 × 2160 pixels (Ultra HD). Anyone who has purchased the paid Advanced Edition of 3DMark can configure the benchmark to their preferences.
Once the benchmark, which consists of a single test, is completed, the result you are looking for can be found in the “Steel Nomad Score” column.
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Here are the PC requirements for 3DMark Steel Nomad
The 3DMark Steel Nomad is a DirectX 12 benchmark for fast gaming PCs, but the hardware requirements are still low (the test only stutters as a result). The required operating system is Windows 10 or Windows 11, and the graphics card simply needs to support DirectX 12 at the hardware level (feature level 12_0) – this is the case for a GeForce GTX 900 and a Radeon R7 260 or an R9 290 and above (Radeon R9 270 is not included). Graphics card memory of at least 6 GB is also included, but this is not required to play the test.
Driver and test system information
The benchmarks for the first iteration of the article were carried out in June 2024; the graphics card drivers used were GeForce 555.85 (Nvidia), Adrenalin 24.5.1 (AMD) and 5534 (Intel). The latest graphics cards are of course tested with the corresponding latest drivers, although experience shows that this has no impact on 3DMark performance – the drivers have long been fully optimized for the benchmark tool .
The test system used also has no influence on the performance of 3DMark, as the Steel Nomad test is purely GPU-limited. Even with slow processors, the results do not change compared to tests with high-end processors. Windows 11 is used with HVCI memory protection enabled.
Updated on December 27, 2024 at 8:45 a.m.
Change history
The Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition 12 GB (test), released in December, is now also in the ranking.
Date changes in the article December 27, 2024 Addition of the Intel Arc B580 (test) August 2, 2024 First version
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