The Radeon R9 290X is the comparison's loser – it's a slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB and it's also a worse value for money, as it's $20.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is better in every way
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
- A faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 10% cheaper – $189.99 vs $210.00
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 76% less energy – 70 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 6 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
Feb 2nd, 2024
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, $
$189.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.6/FPS
100%
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$189.99
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$179.99
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$230.27
In Stock
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$191.20
In Stock
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$287.54
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Out of Stock
Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
67%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
83%
GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
Feb 2nd, 2024
Memory
6 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
168 GB/s
52%
Pixel Fillrate
47.04 GPixel/s
74%
Texture Fillrate
105.8 GTexel/s
60%
FP32
6.774 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Feb 2nd, 2024 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $179.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 70 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 96-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 168 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 47.04 GPixel/s |
176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 105.8 GTexel/s |
| 5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 6.774 TFLOPS |
