The Radeon R9 290 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 4060 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $135.95 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- Up to 31% cheaper – $299.00 vs $434.95
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 4060
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 58% less energy – 115 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 4060 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 4060
May 18th, 2023
Average FPS
111
100%
Min 1% FPS
63
100%
Price, $
$434.95
68%
Value, $/FPS
$3.91/FPS
100%
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$434.95
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$499.99
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$485.11
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$469.99
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Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 4060 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 RTX 4060 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 4060 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
51%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
64%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
32%
GeForce RTX 4060
May 18th, 2023
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
272 GB/s
85%
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
15.11 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | May 18th, 2023 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | $299.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 40 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 115 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 272 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 118.1 GPixel/s |
| 151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 236.2 GTexel/s |
| 4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 15.11 TFLOPS |
