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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1499
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MSRP in USD: $1499
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$839.99
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Boost Clock
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$1,265.99
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms the cheaper 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 3090 is 2504 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 75% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3090 - $210.0 vs $839.99
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 290 vs 350 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 164% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Radeon R9 290X - 177 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 24 vs 4 GB
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 GAMING OC 24G Graphics Card, 3x WINDFORCE Fans, 24GB 384-Bit GDDR6X, GV-N3090GAMING OC-24GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
33.719704952581665%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
31.654676258992804%
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$549 | MSRP | $1499 |
| 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 | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1395 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1695 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1219 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce RTX 3090
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
176 FPS
$7.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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173 FPS
$20.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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177 FPS
$16.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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173 FPS
$17.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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177 FPS
$23.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$4,079
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177 FPS
$21.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$3,849
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176 FPS
$17.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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176 FPS
$19.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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176 FPS
$10.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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