Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2982 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 25% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Radeon R9 290 - 85 vs 68 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $169.99 vs $299.00
- Up to 55% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Radeon R9 290 - $2.00 vs $4.40 per FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 130 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
85
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$169.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
94%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
94%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | GeForce RTX 3050 |
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Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$399 | MSRP | $249 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |