Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is 2072 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 45% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER - $299.0 vs $548.01
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
- Performs up to 158% better in Metro Exodus than Radeon R9 290 - 49 vs 19 FPS
- Up to 29% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Radeon R9 290 - $11.18 vs $15.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 175 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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In Stock
Updated 155 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 9th, 2019
FPS
49
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$548.01
54%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $548.01 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 154 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Desktop • Jul 9th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jul 9th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
105.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
224.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER |
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Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 9th, 2019 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 20 |
$399 | MSRP | $399 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1470 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1650 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |