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MSRP in USD: $349
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$225.98
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 2060 is 1901 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 7% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2060 - $210.0 vs $225.98
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
- Performs up to 18% better in Rust than Radeon R9 290X - 118 vs 100 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Rust than Radeon R9 290X - $1.92 vs $2.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 160 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 6 vs 4 GB
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
FPS
118
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$225.98
92%
FPS and Value Winner
KAER Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDRR6 192-Bit PC Graphics Card HDMI/DP/DVI 1680MHz Dual Fans ray-tracing Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
80.64 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
201.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2019 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 20 |
| $549 | MSRP | $349 |
| 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 | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 336 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1365 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1680 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce RTX 2060
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
70 FPS
$14.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 5700G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,039
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69 FPS
$15.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,082
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75 FPS
$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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52 FPS
$24.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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52 FPS
$17.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
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53 FPS
$39.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099
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45 FPS
$19.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$858
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69 FPS
$17.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,229.11
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75 FPS
$20.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,558.71
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65 FPS
$11.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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