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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 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 3080 is 2504 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 257% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Radeon R9 290X - 132 vs 37 FPS
- Up to 150% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 10 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 71% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $153.55 vs $537.81
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 290 vs 320 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming OC 10G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 10GB 320-bit GDDR6X, GV-N3080GAMING OC-10GD Video Card
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
38.9768574908648%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
37.84132444635562%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $699 | 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 |
10 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 320-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
760.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1440 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1188 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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