Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2625 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 102% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Radeon R9 290 - 81 vs 40 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 170 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 12 vs 4 GB
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
81
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.51/FPS
100%
Price, €
€284.68
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
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Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$329 | MSRP | $399 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
192-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |