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$299
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$299.99
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Boost Clock
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$319.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$289.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 is 2625 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 0% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $299.0 vs $299.99
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 64% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Radeon R9 290 - 74 vs 45 FPS
- Up to 39% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Radeon R9 290 - $4.05 vs $6.64 per 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
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
74
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.99
99%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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Updated 10985 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $399 | MSRP | $329 |
| 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 | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce RTX 3060
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
67 FPS
$17.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,181.98
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62 FPS
$20.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,248.45
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60 FPS
$16.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,009.99
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53 FPS
$18.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$995
In Stock
62 FPS
$20.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,257
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44 FPS
$21.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$950.99
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53 FPS
$23.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,225
In Stock
62 FPS
$28.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,749
In Stock
57 FPS
$12.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$699.99
In Stock
57 FPS
$24.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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