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MSRP in USD: $299
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$249.95
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 987 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Performs up to 4% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Radeon R9 290 - 49 vs 47 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $249.95 vs $299.0
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 120 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 6 vs 4 GB
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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SRhonyra Geforce GTX 1060 6GB Low Profile Graphics Card GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 X16 160 Bits SFF GPU HDMI DisplayPort Dual Displays
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
73.88760209679386%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
90.23102310231023%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 19th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $399 | MSRP | $299 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1709 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
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