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MSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2994 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 20% better in Death Stranding than Radeon R9 290X - 104 vs 87 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $161.99 vs $210.0
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 130 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
88.84375%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
80.79545454545453%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $549 | MSRP | $249 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce RTX 3050
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
92 FPS
$8.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$10.92/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$19.64/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$15.96/FPS
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Core i7-13700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$9.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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81 FPS
$10.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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87 FPS
$11.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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92 FPS
$10.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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90 FPS
$7.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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