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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: $299
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MSRP in USD: $299
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$319.99
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Boost Clock
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$314.99
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Boost Clock
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$299.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 4060 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 4060 is 3481 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 7% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4060 - $299.0 vs $319.99
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
- Performs up to 95% better in Fortnite than Radeon R9 290 - 117 vs 60 FPS
- Up to 45% better value when playing Fortnite than Radeon R9 290 - $2.73 vs $4.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 115 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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GeForce RTX 4060
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
FPS
117
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$319.99
93%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 AERO OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 128-bit GDDR6, GV-N4060AERO OC-8GD Video Card
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Updated 11266 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce RTX 4060
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 4060
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | May 18th, 2023 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 40 |
| $399 | MSRP | $299 |
| 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 | 272 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1830 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2460 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2125 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce RTX 4060
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
113 FPS
$10.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,169.99
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108 FPS
$9.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,059.99
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107 FPS
$9.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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115 FPS
$9.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149
In Stock
106 FPS
$10.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,079.99
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114 FPS
$7.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$899.99
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108 FPS
$8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
In Stock
109 FPS
$11.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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109 FPS
$11.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
In Stock
116 FPS
$11.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-13700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,339.99
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