The Radeon R9 290X is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, however, it's a better value for money, as it's $1769.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 89% cheaper – $210.00 vs $1979.00
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 36% less energy – 290 vs 450 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory – 24 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3090 Ti for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
39%
Min 1% FPS
33
31%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.13/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Jan 27th, 2022
Average FPS
171
100%
Min 1% FPS
106
100%
Price, $
$1979
10%
Value, $/FPS
$11.57/FPS
27%
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Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 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 3090 Ti in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 3090 Ti in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
17%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
32%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
31%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
28%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
14%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Jan 27th, 2022
Memory
24 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
1010 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
208.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
625 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
40 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3090 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 27th, 2022 |
$549.00 | MSRP | $1,999.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
290 W | Power Consumption | 450 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 384-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1010 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 208.3 GPixel/s |
| 176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 625 GTexel/s |
| 5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 40 TFLOPS |
