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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive 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 3050 is 2994 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 5% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Radeon R9 290X - 374 vs 355 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $161.99 vs $210.0
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 130 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
88.84375%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
80.79545454545453%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$249 | MSRP | $549 |
| 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 | 1000 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or Radeon R9 290X
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
275 FPS
$2.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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238 FPS
$3.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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236 FPS
$4.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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222 FPS
$7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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354 FPS
$4.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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276 FPS
$3.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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178 FPS
$4.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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229 FPS
$4.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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276 FPS
$3.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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261 FPS
$2.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
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