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Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3050

Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3050: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

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vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 V2 OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia RTX3050 V2, PCIe 4.0, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O8G-V2)

Buy for €222.9 on Amazon

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Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

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N/A Stock

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 V2 OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia RTX3050 V2, PCIe 4.0, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O8G-V2)

Buy for €222.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6826 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $549

All items are out of stock

Prices and Stock
MSRP $249

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 V2 OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia RTX3050 V2, PCIe 4.0, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O8G-V2)

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC - 8GB GDDR6 Speicher, 128-bit, 14 Gbps

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X E 6G OC - 6GB GDDR6, 14 Gbps, 96-bit

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS White 8G OC - 8GB GDDR6 Speicher, 128-bit, 14 Gbps

ASUS Phoenix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB Gaming Grafikkarte (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, PH-RTX3050-8G-V2)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR6 - GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD

Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Solo GDDR6 96bit 1470/14000 HDCP Three DP HDMI Lite Pack

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia GeForce RTX3050 DLSS, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1a, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O6G)

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 (IP5X Staubdicht, Dual Kugellager, Edelstahlhalterung, PCIe 4.0, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DVI-D und mehr)

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2994 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050

Performs up to 36% better in Remnant II than Radeon R9 290X - 34 vs 25 FPS
Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 130 vs 290 Watts
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB

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Remnant II

Remnant II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

FPS

25

74%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

34

100%

Value, €/FPS

€6.56/FPS

100%

Price, €

€222.9

100%

FPS and Value Winner

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 V2 OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia RTX3050 V2, PCIe 4.0, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O8G-V2)

Buy for €222.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6826 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

392

FPS

373

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

83

FPS

64

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

652

FPS

602

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

389

FPS

387

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

105

FPS

94

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

176 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

89%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

81%

Radeon R9 290X	vs	GeForce RTX 3050
Oct 24th, 2013	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022
Volcanic Islands	Generation	GeForce 30
$549	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
1000 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1552 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1250 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz

PCs Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce RTX 3050

With selected game settings

HP Pavilion All in One PC Image

HP Pavilion All in One PC

29 FPS

€97.6/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i7-13700

32 GB, 2 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€2,830.53

In Stock

Komplett PC Image

8 FPS

€97.12/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i7-3770

8 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€777

In Stock

Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i All in One | 27" QHD Display | Intel Core i5-11400T | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Win11 Home | grau | QWERTZ | inkl. Tastatur & Maus | 3 Jahre Premium Care PC Image

Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i All in One | 27" QHD Display | Intel Core i5-11400T | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Win11 Home | grau | QWERTZ | inkl. Tastatur & Maus | 3 Jahre Premium Care PC

17 FPS

€70.53/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-11400T

16 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,199

In Stock

Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i All in One | 27" QHD Display | Intel Core i5-11400T | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Win11 Home | grau | QWERTZ | inkl. Tastatur & Maus | 3 Jahre Premium Care PC Image

Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i All in One | 27" QHD Display | Intel Core i5-11400T | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Win11 Home | grau | QWERTZ | inkl. Tastatur & Maus | 3 Jahre Premium Care PC

21 FPS

€59.96/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-11400

16 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,259.1

In Stock

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Greed® MK2 Lite - Entry Gaming PC

16 FPS

€49.99/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-10400F

16 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€799.9

In Stock

SYSTEMTREFF Basic Gaming Komplett PC Image

SYSTEMTREFF Basic Gaming Komplett PC

20 FPS

€44/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Ryzen 5 5500

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€879.9

In Stock

Vibox V-159 Gaming PC Image

Vibox V-159 Gaming PC

17 FPS

€42.64/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Ryzen 5 4500

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€724.95

In Stock

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Megaport Gaming PC

22 FPS

€34.05/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Ryzen 5 5600

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€749

In Stock

Lenovo IdeaCentre All-in-One 5 Desktop PC Image

Lenovo IdeaCentre All-in-One 5 Desktop PC

18 FPS

€73.91/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i7-11700T

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,330.44

In Stock

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ERAZER Recon E30 Gaming Desktop PC

24 FPS

€37.5/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€899.99

In Stock

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€535.68

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€528.75

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€222.9

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€1,879.99

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€927.84

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€363.82

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€506

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€431.54

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€921.9

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€629.9

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€1,199

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€1,269

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€561.8

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€3,289.99

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€542

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€794.41

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€514.86

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€489

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€454

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€747.81

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€535.68

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€528.75

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