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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the more expensive 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 more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 52% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Radeon R9 290 - 79 vs 52 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $239.42 vs $242.68
- Up to 35% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Radeon R9 290 - $3.36 vs $5.18 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
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
79
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.36/FPS
100%
Price, €
€265.76
100%
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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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $399 | MSRP | $329 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
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