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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2982 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 20% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Radeon R9 290 - 106 vs 88 FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 130 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
106
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.64/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$279.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDRR6 128-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
93.81290216135952%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
93.86138613861385%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $399 | MSRP | $249 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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