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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms 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 3060 is 2637 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 44% better in HITMAN 3 than Radeon R9 290X - 122 vs 85 FPS
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 170 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 12 vs 4 GB
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
75.0293083235639%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
88.44221105527639%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $549 | 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 |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce RTX 3060
HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
108 FPS
£9.29/FPS
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Core i9-11900KF
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