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Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB 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 3060 8 GB is 3263 days newer than Radeon R9 290.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

  • Performs up to 38% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Radeon R9 290 - 72 vs 52 FPS
  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 170 vs 275 Watts
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
This is a free version of Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


FPS

52

72%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022


FPS

72

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.09/FPS

100%

Price, €

€294.83

100%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8G OC Gaming Grafikkarte - NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3060, 8 GB GDDR6 Speicher

Buy for 294.83 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3956 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

71%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

76%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

AMD Radeon R9 290

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Nov 5th, 2013Release Date
Oct 12th, 2022
Volcanic IslandsGenerationGeForce 30
$399MSRPNot Available
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
8 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
512-bitBus128-bit
320 GB/s
Bandwidth240 GB/s
947 MHzBase Clock Speed
1320 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed1777 MHz
1250 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1875 MHz

Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Assassin's Creed Valhalla, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High

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