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GeForce RTX 3080 vs Radeon R9 290

GeForce RTX 3080 vs Radeon R9 290: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI

Buy for $748.96 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 105 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI

Buy for $748.96 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 105 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

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
This is a free version of Rust.
Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


FPS

168

100%

Value, $/FPS

$4.46/FPS

67%

Price, $

$748.96

39%

FPS Winner

2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI

Buy for $748.96 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 105 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


FPS

99

58%

Value, $/FPS

$3.02/FPS

100%

Price, $

$299

100%

Value Winner

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

164.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

465.1 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

36%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

32%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

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AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

AMD Radeon R9 290

Sep 1st, 2020
Release DateNov 5th, 2013
GeForce 30GenerationVolcanic Islands
$699MSRP
$399
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 12-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR6XTypeGDDR5
320-bitBus512-bit
760.3 GB/s
Bandwidth320 GB/s
1440 MHz
Base Clock Speed947 MHz
1710 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1188 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1250 MHz

Builds Using GeForce RTX 3080 or Radeon R9 290

Rust, 1920 x 1080, High

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