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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3090 is 2492 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of Radeon R9 290
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 275 vs 350 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 182% better in Starfield than Radeon R9 290 - 62 vs 22 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 24 vs 4 GB
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
62
100%
Value, £/FPS
£25.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1565.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$399 | MSRP | $1499 |
| 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 | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1395 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1695 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1219 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce RTX 3090
With selected game settings
38 FPS
£95/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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38 FPS
£92.5/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£95.66/FPS
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