Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 987 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Performs up to 6% better in The Last of Us Part I than Radeon R9 290 - 34 vs 32 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $98.71 vs $218.63
- Up to 58% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Radeon R9 290 - $3.22 vs $7.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 120 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 6 vs 4 GB
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for €242.68 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 166 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
FPS
34
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.22/FPS
100%
Price, €
€109.57
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €109.57 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 165 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
73%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
90%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
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Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 19th, 2016 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$399 | MSRP | $299 |
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 | 6 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1709 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |