Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 2060

Prices and Stock
MSRP $549

XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Prices and Stock
MSRP $349

KAER Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP/DVI 1680MHz Dual Fans ray-tracing Graphics Card

EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SC, Overclocked, 2.75 Slot Extreme Cool, 70C Gaming, 06G-P4-2062-KR, 6GB GDDR6

ASUS GeForce RTX 2060 Overclocked 6G GDDR6 Dual-Fan EVO Edition VR Ready HDMI DisplayPort DVI Graphics Card (DUAL-RTX2060-O6G-EVO)

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDRR6 192-bit HDMI/DP 1710 MHz Boost Clock Ray Tracing Turing Architecture VR Ready Graphics Card (RTX 2060 Ventus GP OC)

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 2060 is 1901 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 2060

Performs up to 16% better in Rust than Radeon R9 290X - 124 vs 107 FPS
Up to 18% better value when playing Rust than Radeon R9 290X - $1.45 vs $1.77 per FPS
Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 160 vs 290 Watts
Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 6 vs 4 GB

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Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

FPS

107

86%

Value, €/FPS

€1.77/FPS

82%

Price, €

€189.19

95%

XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for €189.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 59 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 2060

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019

FPS

124

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.45/FPS

100%

Price, €

€180.17

100%

FPS and Value Winner

KAER Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP/DVI 1680MHz Dual Fans ray-tracing Graphics Card

Buy for €180.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 61 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

GeForce RTX 2060

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019

1920 x 1080

Very High

404

FPS

373

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Very High

390

FPS

387

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

111

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

199

FPS

175

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

424

FPS

358

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Theoretical Performance

Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

79%

Texel Fillrate

176 GTexel/s

87%

GeForce RTX 2060

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019

Pixel Fillrate

80.64 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

201.6 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R9 290X	vs	GeForce RTX 2060
Oct 24th, 2013	Release Date	Jan 7th, 2019
Volcanic Islands	Generation	GeForce 20
$549	MSRP	$349
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	1x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4 GB	Memory	6 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
512-bit	Bus	192-bit
320 GB/s	Bandwidth	336 GB/s
1000 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1365 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	1680 MHz
1250 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz