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Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for $210 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7612 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

GIGABYTE GV-N306TXGAMING OC-8GD GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC D6X 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6X, Video Card

Buy for $449.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7611 minutes ago

Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for $210 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7612 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

GIGABYTE GV-N306TXGAMING OC-8GD GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC D6X 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6X, Video Card

Buy for $449.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7611 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $549

XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Prices and Stock
MSRP $399

GIGABYTE GV-N306TXGAMING OC-8GD GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC D6X 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6X, Video Card

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC PRO 8G (REV3.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N306TGAMINGOC PRO-8GD R3 Video Card

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N306TGAMING OC-8GD REV2.0 Video Card

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-N306TGAMING OC-8GD Video Card

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Vision OC 8GB V2 LHR Graphics Card

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 Ti outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 2595 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.

Advantages of Radeon R9 290X

Up to 11% better value when playing F1 22 than GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - $2.76 vs $3.10 per FPS

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Performs up to 91% better in F1 22 than Radeon R9 290X - 145 vs 76 FPS
Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 200 vs 290 Watts
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB

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F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

FPS

76

52%

Value, $/FPS

$2.76/FPS

100%

Price, $

$210

100%

Value Winner

XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for $210 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7612 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020

FPS

145

100%

Value, $/FPS

$3.1/FPS

89%

Price, $

$449.99

46%

FPS Winner

GIGABYTE GV-N306TXGAMING OC-8GD GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC D6X 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6X, Video Card

Buy for $449.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7611 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020

437

FPS

373

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

127

FPS

64

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

760

FPS

602

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

393

FPS

387

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

129

FPS

94

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

48%

Texel Fillrate

176 GTexel/s

70%

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

133.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

253.1 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R9 290X	vs	GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Oct 24th, 2013	Release Date	Dec 1st, 2020
Volcanic Islands	Generation	GeForce 30
$549	MSRP	$399
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4 GB	Memory	8 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
512-bit	Bus	256-bit
320 GB/s	Bandwidth	448 GB/s
1000 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1410 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	1665 MHz
1250 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz

PCs Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

With selected game settings

Lenovo Legion Tower 5 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Lenovo Legion Tower 5 Gaming Desktop PC

140 FPS

$7.85/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Ryzen 7 5700G

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,099

In Stock

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STGAubron Gaming PC

129 FPS

$6.74/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Core i7-6700

8 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$869.99

In Stock

Dell XPS 8950 Desktop PC Image

Dell XPS 8950 Desktop PC

143 FPS

$9.09/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Core i7-12700

32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,299.99

In Stock

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Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC

142 FPS

$8.45/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,199.99

In Stock

Empowered PC Image

142 FPS

$9.15/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Ryzen 9 5950X

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$1,299.99

In Stock

Skytech Gaming Archangel Gaming Computer PC Image

Skytech Gaming Archangel Gaming Computer PC

141 FPS

$14.89/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Ryzen 5 5600X

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$2,099.99

In Stock

Skytech Shadow 3.0 Gaming PC Image

Skytech Shadow 3.0 Gaming PC

135 FPS

$9.63/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Ryzen 5 3600

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,299.99

In Stock

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Skytech Shiva Gaming PC

141 FPS

$7.72/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Ryzen 5 5600X

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,087.99

In Stock

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iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

144 FPS

$9.72/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Core i7-12700F

8 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,399

In Stock

Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC

144 FPS

$13.06/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Core i7-12700F

16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,880.08

In Stock

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