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Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

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

Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for 269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 231 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

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 447.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 230 minutes ago

Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for 269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 231 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

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 447.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 230 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 Ti outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 2583 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.

Advantages of Radeon R9 290

  • Up to 40% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - $242.68 vs $402.97
  • Up to 22% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - $2.07 vs $2.66 per FPS

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

  • Performs up to 29% better in Escape From Tarkov than Radeon R9 290 - 168 vs 130 FPS
  • Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 200 vs 275 Watts
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
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Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


FPS

130

77%

Value, €/FPS

€2.07/FPS

100%

Price, €

€269.37

100%

Value Winner

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for 269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 231 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020


FPS

168

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.66/FPS

78%

Price, €

€447.3

60%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for 447.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 230 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

46%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

60%

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 290 Logo

Radeon R9 290

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Nov 5th, 2013Release Date
Dec 1st, 2020
Volcanic IslandsGenerationGeForce 30
$399MSRP$399
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
8 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
512-bitBus256-bit
320 GB/sBandwidth
448 GB/s
947 MHzBase Clock Speed
1410 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed1665 MHz
1250 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1750 MHz

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