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Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 3090

Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 3090: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7250 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Buy for $1,679.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7248 minutes ago

Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7250 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Buy for $1,679.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7248 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $399

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Prices and Stock
MSRP $1499

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Gigabyte 24GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Turbo GDDR6X Graphics Card Model GV-N3090TURBO-24GD

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Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3090 is 2492 days newer than Radeon R9 290.

Advantages of Radeon R9 290

Up to 50% better value when playing Starfield than GeForce RTX 3090 - $13.59 vs $27.10 per FPS
Consumes up to 21% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 275 vs 350 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3090

Performs up to 182% better in Starfield than Radeon R9 290 - 62 vs 22 FPS
Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 24 vs 4 GB

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Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

FPS

22

35%

Value, $/FPS

$13.59/FPS

100%

Price, $

$299

100%

Value Winner

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7250 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 3090

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

FPS

62

100%

Value, $/FPS

$27.1/FPS

50%

Price, $

$1679.99

17%

FPS Winner

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Buy for $1,679.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7248 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

GeForce RTX 3090

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

499

FPS

371

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

180

FPS

62

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

886

FPS

596

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

400

FPS

387

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

155

FPS

92

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

32%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

27%

GeForce RTX 3090

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

189.8 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

556 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R9 290	vs	GeForce RTX 3090
Nov 5th, 2013	Release Date	Sep 1st, 2020
Volcanic Islands	Generation	GeForce 30
$399	MSRP	$1499
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4 GB	Memory	24 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6X
512-bit	Bus	384-bit
320 GB/s	Bandwidth	936.2 GB/s
947 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1395 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	1695 MHz
1250 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1219 MHz

PCs Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce RTX 3090

With selected game settings

Skytech Gaming Prism II Gaming PC Image

Skytech Gaming Prism II Gaming PC

53 FPS

$50/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Core i9-12900K

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$2,649.99

In Stock

OMEN 30L Gaming Desktop PC Image

OMEN 30L Gaming Desktop PC

38 FPS

$107.6/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Core i9-10850K

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$4,088.88

In Stock

iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC Image

iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

48 FPS

$56.25/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Core i9-11900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$2,699.99

In Stock

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ASUS ROG Strix GA35 Gaming Desktop PC

46 FPS

$67.39/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Ryzen 9 5900X

32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$3,099.99

In Stock

Skytech Prism II Gaming PC Image

Skytech Prism II Gaming PC

38 FPS

$78.95/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Ryzen 9 3900X

24 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$2,999.99

In Stock

Thermaltake LCGS View 390 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming PC Image

Thermaltake LCGS View 390 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming PC

46 FPS

$78.41/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Ryzen 7 5800X

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$3,606.77

In Stock

Skytech Prism II Gaming PC Image

Skytech Prism II Gaming PC

46 FPS

$67.39/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Ryzen 9 5900X

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$3,099.99

In Stock

Skytech Prism II Gaming PC Image

Skytech Prism II Gaming PC

46 FPS

$123.87/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Ryzen 9 5950X

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$5,698

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

52 FPS

$105.75/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Core i9-12900KF

16 GB, 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$5,499

In Stock

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Acer Predator Orion 7000 PO7-640-UR12 Gaming Desktop PC

53 FPS

$113.19/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Core i9-12900K

32 GB, 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$5,999

In Stock

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$324.99

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$519.99

$299

$139.99

$299

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$404.99

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$259.99

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$999.83

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$83.99

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$64.99

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$689.99

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$889.19

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$542.14