The Radeon R9 290X is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 2060 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $0.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
The GeForce RTX 2060 is better in every way
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 2060
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 0% cheaper – $209.99 vs $210.00
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 45% less energy – 160 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 6 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 2060 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 2060
Jan 7th, 2019
Average FPS
92
100%
Min 1% FPS
50
100%
Price, $
$209.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.28/FPS
100%
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$346.99
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$279.00
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$349.99
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$456.37
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$299.99
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Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 2060 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 290X vs GeForce RTX 2060 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 2060 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
67%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
95%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
79%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
87%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
87%
GeForce RTX 2060
Jan 7th, 2019
Memory
6 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
336 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
80.64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
201.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
6.451 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2019 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $349.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 20 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 160 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 336 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 80.64 GPixel/s |
| 176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 201.6 GTexel/s |
| 5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 6.451 TFLOPS |
