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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2982 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 85% better in Overwatch 2 than Radeon R9 290 - 124 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $179.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Radeon R9 290 - $1.45 vs $4.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 130 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050EAGLE OC-6GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
93%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
93%
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$249 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or Radeon R9 290
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
84 FPS
$8.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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90 FPS
$7.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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71 FPS
$11.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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90 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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94 FPS
$9.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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109 FPS
$10.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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94 FPS
$9.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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129 FPS
$18.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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90 FPS
$9.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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95 FPS
$9.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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