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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2625 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 19% better in Valorant than Radeon R9 290 - 684 vs 575 FPS
- Up to 14% better value when playing Valorant than Radeon R9 290 - $0.36 vs $0.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 170 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 12 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 0% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $218.63 vs $219.35
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
684
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.36/FPS
100%
Price, €
€243.48
99%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$329 | MSRP | $399 |
| 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 |
12 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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