Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3080 is 2492 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 70% better in Rust than Radeon R9 290 - 168 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 150% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 10 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 60% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $299.0 vs $748.96
- Up to 32% better value when playing Rust than GeForce RTX 3080 - $3.02 vs $4.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 275 vs 320 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
168
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.46/FPS
67%
Price, $
$748.96
39%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$699 | MSRP | $399 |
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 |
10 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
320-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
760.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1440 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1188 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |