The Radeon R9 290 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $206.51 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- Up to 41% cheaper – $299.00 vs $505.51
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 33% less energy – 184 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Dec 7th, 2021
Average FPS
95
100%
Min 1% FPS
52
100%
Price, $
$505.51
59%
Value, $/FPS
$5.32/FPS
86%
Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
33%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
95%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
77%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
68%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
68%
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Dec 7th, 2021
Memory
12 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
336 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
79.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
224.4 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.181 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Dec 7th, 2021 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | Not Available |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 20 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 184 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 336 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 79.2 GPixel/s |
| 151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 224.4 GTexel/s |
| 4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.181 TFLOPS |
