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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB 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 8 GB is 3263 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 0% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - $299.0 vs $299.99
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 23% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Radeon R9 290 - 97 vs 79 FPS
- Up to 18% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Radeon R9 290 - $3.09 vs $3.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 170 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Crysis 3 Remastered
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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GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
97
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.99
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Asus Dual GeForce RTX™ 3060 White OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $399 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 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 8 GB
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
71 FPS
$13.37/FPS
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Core i7-13700
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Core i9-13900
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$11.96/FPS
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