The Radeon R9 290X is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3060 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $117.49 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 36% cheaper – $210.00 vs $327.49
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 41% less energy – 170 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3060 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
68%
Min 1% FPS
33
60%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.13/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 3060
Jan 12th, 2021
Average FPS
99
100%
Min 1% FPS
55
100%
Price, $
$327.49
64%
Value, $/FPS
$3.3/FPS
95%
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$474.99
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Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3060 in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3060 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3060 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
33%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
89%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
75%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
88%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
44%
GeForce RTX 3060
Jan 12th, 2021
Memory
12 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
360 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 170 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 85.3 GPixel/s |
| 176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 199 GTexel/s |
| 5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 12.74 TFLOPS |
