The Radeon R9 290 is a slightly slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB, however, it's a better value for money, as it's $100.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- Up to 25% cheaper – $299.00 vs $399.00
- A better value for money for gaming
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 56% less energy – 120 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 6 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Jul 19th, 2016
Average FPS
69
100%
Min 1% FPS
34
100%
Price, $
$399
74%
Value, $/FPS
$5.78/FPS
80%
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$349.00
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$299.00
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$379.00
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$359.00
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Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
67%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
74%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
100%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Jul 19th, 2016
Memory
6 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
192.2 GB/s
60%
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
90%
FP32
4.375 TFLOPS
90%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 19th, 2016 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | $299.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 120 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 82.03 GPixel/s |
151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 136.7 GTexel/s |
4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.375 TFLOPS |
