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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms the cheaper 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 3060 8 GB is 3275 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 38% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Radeon R9 290X - 128 vs 93 FPS
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 170 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 43% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - $210.0 vs $369.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Asus Dual GeForce RTX™ 3060 White OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)
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XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
75.0293083235639%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
88.44221105527639%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| 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 |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB or Radeon R9 290X
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
84 FPS
$9.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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121 FPS
$24.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 16 TB HDD
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92 FPS
$11.4/FPS
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Core i7-10700F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$9.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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118 FPS
$13.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-13700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$13.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-13700
24 GB, 1 TB HDD
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121 FPS
$19.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i9-13900
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$13.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$13.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-13700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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118 FPS
$14.42/FPS
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Core i7-13700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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