The Radeon R9 290X is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3050 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $20.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
The GeForce RTX 3050 is better in every way
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3050
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 10% cheaper – $189.99 vs $210.00
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 55% less energy – 130 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3050 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 3050
Jan 4th, 2022
Average FPS
83
100%
Min 1% FPS
44
100%
Price, $
$189.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.28/FPS
100%
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$189.99
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$266.89
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$271.08
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$300.95
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Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3050 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 3050 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3050 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
62%
GeForce RTX 3050
Jan 4th, 2022
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224 GB/s
70%
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
89%
Texture Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
81%
FP32
9.098 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $249.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 130 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 56.86 GPixel/s |
176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 142.2 GTexel/s |
| 5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 9.098 TFLOPS |
