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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 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 3080 is 2504 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 162% better in Starfield than Radeon R9 290X - 55 vs 21 FPS
- Up to 150% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 10 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 67% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $210.0 vs $643.74
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 290 vs 320 Watts
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI
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XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
38.9768574908648%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
37.84132444635562%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $699 | 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 |
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 | 1000 MHz |
| 1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1188 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3080 or Radeon R9 290X
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
40 FPS
$35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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47 FPS
$34.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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57 FPS
$39.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,249.99
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39 FPS
$61.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,399.95
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44 FPS
$30.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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40 FPS
$35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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40 FPS
$25.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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39 FPS
$53.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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41 FPS
$81.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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34 FPS
$64.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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