Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 Ti outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 2595 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
- Performs up to 85% better in The Last of Us Part I than Radeon R9 290X - 61 vs 33 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Radeon R9 290X - $5.07 vs $5.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 200 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 45% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - $153.55 vs $278.67
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
FPS
61
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.07/FPS
100%
Price, €
€309.32
55%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
---|---|---|
Dec 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$399 | MSRP | $549 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1410 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
1665 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |