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$210
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
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$299.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$334.99
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is 3275 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 30% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - $210.0 vs $299.99
- Up to 25% better value when playing War Thunder than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - $0.94 vs $1.26 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 7% better in War Thunder than Radeon R9 290X - 239 vs 224 FPS
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 170 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
224
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
239
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.26/FPS
74%
Price, $
$299.99
70%
FPS 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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Updated 8415 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 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 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $549 | 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 |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
130 FPS
$7.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$751.69
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211 FPS
$7.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-13700
24 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,499.95
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122 FPS
$6.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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218 FPS
$13.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 16 TB HDD
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$2,844.99
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218 FPS
$10.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i9-13900
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,322.99
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211 FPS
$7.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-13700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,552.99
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211 FPS
$7.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-13700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,606.99
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130 FPS
$6.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$849
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