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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4060 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 4060 is 3493 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
- Performs up to 65% better in Halo Infinite than Radeon R9 290X - 79 vs 48 FPS
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 115 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 32% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4060 - $210.0 vs $309.99
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 128-bit GDDR6, GV-N4060GAMING OC-8GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 4060
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 4060
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
54.191363251481796%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
74.51312447078747%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
May 18th, 2023 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 40 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$299 | 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 |
| 272 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1830 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 2460 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2125 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 4060 or Radeon R9 290X
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
$11.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$12.68/FPS
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Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$18.83/FPS
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Core i7-14700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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76 FPS
$12.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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71 FPS
$12.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$18.42/FPS
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Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$14.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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78 FPS
$15.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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66 FPS
$13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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74 FPS
$16.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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