The Radeon R9 290 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $400.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- Up to 57% cheaper – $299.00 vs $699.00
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 18% less energy – 225 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Oct 19th, 2022
Average FPS
121
100%
Min 1% FPS
70
100%
Price, $
$699
42%
Value, $/FPS
$5.77/FPS
79%
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$699.00
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$549.99
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$699.00
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$499.99
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Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
53%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
46%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
60%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
30%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Oct 19th, 2022
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
608.3 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
16.2 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2022 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | Not Available |
| Volcanic Islands (R9 200) | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 225 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 608.3 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 133.2 GPixel/s |
| 151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 253.1 GTexel/s |
| 4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 16.2 TFLOPS |
