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GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs Radeon R9 290X

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

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card

Buy for 309.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12473 minutes ago

vs

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 12474 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card

Buy for 309.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12473 minutes ago

vs

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 12474 minutes ago

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
This is a free version of The Last of Us Part I.
The Last of Us Part I

The Last of Us Part I

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020


FPS

61

100%

Value, €/FPS

€5.07/FPS

100%

Price, €

€309.32

55%

FPS and Value Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card

Buy for 309.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12473 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


FPS

33

54%

Value, €/FPS

€5.16/FPS

98%

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 12474 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

133.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

253.1 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

48%

Texel Fillrate

176 GTexel/s

69%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

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AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Dec 1st, 2020
Release DateOct 24th, 2013
GeForce 30GenerationVolcanic Islands
$399
MSRP$549
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 12-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR6TypeGDDR5
256-bitBus512-bit
448 GB/s
Bandwidth320 GB/s
1410 MHz
Base Clock Speed1000 MHz
1665 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1750 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1250 MHz

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