Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB 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 4060 Ti 8 GB is 3493 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 51% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB - $210.0 vs $427.99
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
- Performs up to 253% better in Overwatch 2 than Radeon R9 290X - 261 vs 74 FPS
- Up to 42% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Radeon R9 290X - $1.64 vs $2.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 160 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Buy for $210 on Amazon
In Stock
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Desktop • May 18th, 2023
FPS
261
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$427.99
49%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $427.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8610 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
121.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
344.8 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB |
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Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | May 18th, 2023 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$549 | MSRP | $399 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2535 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |