Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 1029 days older than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 47 vs 46 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 4 vs 3 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 120 vs 290 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
81.98 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
123 GTexel/s
69%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 18th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $549 | MSRP | $199 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1708 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
