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Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 2060

Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 2060: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

AMD Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 15952 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Logo
KAER Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDRR6 192-Bit PC Graphics Card HDMI/DP/DVI 1680MHz Dual Fans ray-tracing Video Card

Buy for $225.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 15951 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 15952 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Logo
KAER Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDRR6 192-Bit PC Graphics Card HDMI/DP/DVI 1680MHz Dual Fans ray-tracing Video Card

Buy for $225.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 15951 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 2060 is 1889 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

  • Performs up to 16% better in Dota 2 than Radeon R9 290 - 194 vs 167 FPS
  • Up to 24% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $225.98 vs $299.0
  • Up to 35% better value when playing Dota 2 than Radeon R9 290 - $1.16 vs $1.79 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 160 vs 275 Watts
  • Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 6 vs 4 GB
This is a free version of Dota 2.
Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


FPS

167

86%

Value, $/FPS

$1.79/FPS

64%

Price, $

$299

75%

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 15952 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Logo
GeForce RTX 2060

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019


FPS

194

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.16/FPS

100%

Price, $

$225.98

100%

FPS and Value Winner

KAER Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDRR6 192-Bit PC Graphics Card HDMI/DP/DVI 1680MHz Dual Fans ray-tracing Video Card

Buy for $225.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 15951 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Logo
GeForce RTX 2060

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

75%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

75%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Logo
GeForce RTX 2060

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019


Pixel Fillrate

80.64 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

201.6 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

AMD Radeon R9 290

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

Nov 5th, 2013Release Date
Jan 7th, 2019
Volcanic IslandsGenerationGeForce 20
$399MSRP
$349
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
6 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
512-bitBus192-bit
320 GB/sBandwidth
336 GB/s
947 MHzBase Clock Speed
1365 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed1680 MHz
1250 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1750 MHz

Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce RTX 2060

Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking

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