The GeForce RTX 4090, NVIDIA’s flagship Ada GPU for gamers, can achieve graphics scores of up to 46,384 and 11,287, respectively, in the standard and light versions of 3DMark Steel Nomad, the latest benchmark from UL Solutions, according to early numbers that have been shared online ahead of its official launch, which is expected to happen tomorrow, on Tuesday, May 20. Steel Nomad is described as being the most demanding non-ray-tracing benchmark from 3DMark yet, featuring support for not only Windows, but also macOS and iOS, Android, and Linux.
With the launch of Steel Nomad, 3DMark’s tools will include:
- Steel Nomad: “Our heaviest non-raytraced benchmark, designed to run on the latest high-end gaming hardware.”
- Steel Nomad Light: “The recommended benchmark for non-raytraced performance on lightweight devices.”
- Speed Way: “DirectX 12 Ultimate ray-traced benchmark…our heaviest benchmark…will stay our recommended test for those of you looking to measure the full capabilities of the very best hardware available for Windows PC gamers.”
- Solar Bay: “Our lightest ray-traced benchmark, and our recommendation for those looking to measure the ray tracing performance of lightweight Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android devices.”
- Port Royal: “A Windows raytracing benchmark that sits between Speed Way and Solar Bay and helps you build a complete overview of a PC’s raytraced gaming performance.”
Early graphics scores for Steel Nomad Light (Orange, 1440p) and Steel Nomad (Yellow, 2160p) include:
UL on its latest benchmark:
Games and PC hardware have changed significantly since Time Spy launched, and recent high-end hardware is starting to reach the limit of what Time Spy is able to give relevant scores for.
Steel Nomad will be our recommended benchmark for measuring the non-raytraced gaming performance of high-end computers running Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Steel Nomad Light will be our recommended benchmark for measuring the performance of Lightweight devices, such as Windows laptops with integrated graphics, Windows-on-Arm devices, Apple Silicon Macs, iOS, and Android devices.