Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 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 3080 is 2504 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 290 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 121% better in Apex Legends than Radeon R9 290X - 232 vs 105 FPS
- Up to 150% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 10 vs 4 GB
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$549 | MSRP | $699 |
| 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 | 10 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 512-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 760.3 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1440 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
