GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X vs Radeon R9 290

Prices and Stock

GIGABYTE GV-N306TXGAMING OC-8GD GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC D6X 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6X, Video Card

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 3X 8GD6X OC Gaming Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6X, 1695MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 256-bit, 3x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Prices and Stock
MSRP $399

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X is 3270 days newer than Radeon R9 290.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X

Performs up to 67% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon R9 290 - 155 vs 93 FPS
Up to 10% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Radeon R9 290 - $2.90 vs $3.22 per FPS
Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 225 vs 275 Watts
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB

This is a free version of No Man's Sky.

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022

FPS

155

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.9/FPS

100%

Price, $

$449.99

66%

FPS and Value Winner

GIGABYTE GV-N306TXGAMING OC-8GD GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC D6X 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6X, Video Card

Buy for $449.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 457 minutes ago

Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

FPS

60%

Value, $/FPS

$3.22/FPS

90%

Price, $

$299

100%

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 383 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022

Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

1920 x 1080

Very High

394

FPS

387

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

198

FPS

154

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

503

FPS

352

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Ultra

131

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Epic

130

FPS

Fortnite

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

133.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

253.1 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

46%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

60%

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X	vs	Radeon R9 290
Oct 19th, 2022	Release Date	Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce 30	Generation	Volcanic Islands
Not Available	MSRP	$399
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 12-pin	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	4 GB
GDDR6X	Type	GDDR5
256-bit	Bus	512-bit
608.3 GB/s	Bandwidth	320 GB/s
1410 MHz	Base Clock Speed	947 MHz
1665 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	Not Available
1188 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1250 MHz