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Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for 170.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75001 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB Logo
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1680 MHz, PCI Express x16 3.0, 192-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b (Supports 4K)

Buy for 364.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74999 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for 170.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75001 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB Logo
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1680 MHz, PCI Express x16 3.0, 192-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b (Supports 4K)

Buy for 364.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74999 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is 2966 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X

  • Up to 53% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB - $153.55 vs $328.3

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

  • Performs up to 8% better in War Thunder than Radeon R9 290X - 241 vs 224 FPS
  • Consumes up to 37% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 184 vs 290 Watts
  • Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 12 vs 4 GB
This is a free version of War Thunder.
War Thunder

War Thunder

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


FPS

224

92.9460580912863%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€170.44

100%

XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for 170.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75001 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021


FPS

241

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€364.41

46%

FPS Winner

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1680 MHz, PCI Express x16 3.0, 192-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b (Supports 4K)

Buy for 364.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74999 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

80.8080808080808%

Texel Fillrate

176 GTexel/s

78.43137254901961%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

79.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

224.4 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo

AMD Radeon R9 290X

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

Oct 24th, 2013Release Date
Dec 7th, 2021
Volcanic IslandsGenerationGeForce 20
$549MSRPNot Available
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
12 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
512-bitBus192-bit
320 GB/sBandwidth
336 GB/s
1000 MHzBase Clock Speed
1470 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed1650 MHz
1250 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1750 MHz

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