The GeForce RTX 2060 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290X and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $10.01 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 2060
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 5% cheaper – $199.99 vs $210.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 45% less energy – 160 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 6 vs 4 GB
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
The GeForce RTX 2060 is better in every way
GeForce RTX 2060 vs Radeon R9 290X for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 2060
Jan 7th, 2019
Average FPS
92
100%
Min 1% FPS
50
100%
Price, $
$199.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.17/FPS
100%
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$199.99
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$349.99
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$339.99
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$315.69
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$489.00
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GeForce RTX 2060 vs Radeon R9 290X in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce RTX 2060 vs Radeon R9 290X in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce RTX 2060 vs Radeon R9 290X in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce RTX 2060
Jan 7th, 2019
Memory
6 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
336 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
80.64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
201.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
6.451 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
67%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
95%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
79%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
87%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
87%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce RTX 2060 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jan 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
$349.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| GeForce 20 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
160 W | Power Consumption | 290 W |
| Memory | ||
6 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
336 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
80.64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 64 GPixel/s |
201.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 176 GTexel/s |
6.451 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.632 TFLOPS |
