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In short — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms 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 Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 34% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Radeon R9 290X - 90 vs 67 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
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
90
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX™ 3060 White Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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%
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
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
65 FPS
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