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$499
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
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$429.99
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Boost Clock
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$494
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 Ti outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 2595 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
- Performs up to 39% better in New World than Radeon R9 290X - 106 vs 76 FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 200 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 58% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - $210.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing New World than GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - $2.76 vs $4.06 per FPS
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
FPS
106
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.06/FPS
67%
Price, $
$499
42%
FPS Winner
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card
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Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
76
71%
Value, $/FPS
$2.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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Updated 31 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Dec 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$399 | 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 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1410 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1665 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 Ti or Radeon R9 290X
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
93 FPS
$13.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,299
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76 FPS
$17.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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79 FPS
$12.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
In Stock
63 FPS
$22.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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79 FPS
$11.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
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93 FPS
$18.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,693.99
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63 FPS
$20.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
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76 FPS
$30.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,298
In Stock
76 FPS
$21.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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77 FPS
$16.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,249.99
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