Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 4060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 4060 is 3493 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 32% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4060 - $210.00 vs $309.99
Advantages of GeForce RTX 4060
- Performs up to 80% better in God of War than Radeon R9 290X - 88 vs 49 FPS
- Up to 18% better value when playing God of War than Radeon R9 290X - $3.52 vs $4.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 115 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • May 18th, 2023
FPS
88
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$309.99
67%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $309.99 on Amazon
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X | vs | GeForce RTX 4060 |
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Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | May 18th, 2023 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$549 | MSRP | $299 |
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 | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 272 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1830 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2460 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2125 MHz |