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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 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 Ti is 2583 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 25% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - $299.0 vs $399.99
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
- Performs up to 87% better in Sons Of The Forest than Radeon R9 290 - 73 vs 39 FPS
- Up to 29% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Radeon R9 290 - $5.48 vs $7.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 200 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Sons Of The Forest
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 Ti
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
FPS
73
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$399.99
74%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N306TGAMING OC-8GD REV2.0 Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Dec 1st, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $399 | MSRP | $399 |
| 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 | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1410 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1665 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
$24.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$19.4/FPS
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Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$34.3/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
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$21.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
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8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$19.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$16.12/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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67 FPS
$13.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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62 FPS
$20.97/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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59 FPS
$15.25/FPS
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Core i7-6700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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