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$299
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Same as Founder's Edition
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MSRP in USD: $399
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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MSRP in USD: $249
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$179.99
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Boost Clock
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$219.99
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Boost Clock
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$221.6
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$199
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Boost Clock
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2982 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 182% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Radeon R9 290 - 31 vs 11 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $179.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Radeon R9 290 - $5.81 vs $27.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 130 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
11
35.483870967741936%
Value, $/FPS
$27.18/FPS
21.376011773362766%
Price, $
$299
60%
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Updated 314901 minutes ago
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
31
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050EAGLE OC-6GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
93.81290216135952%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
93.86138613861385%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $399 | MSRP | $249 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce RTX 3050
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
17 FPS
$51.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$869.99
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28 FPS
$47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,315.99
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28 FPS
$37.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,045.99
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23 FPS
$32.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$749.99
In Stock
24 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
In Stock
28 FPS
$51.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,449.99
In Stock
23 FPS
$46.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,069.49
In Stock
16 FPS
$57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$911.94
In Stock
28 FPS
$49.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,379.99
In Stock
28 FPS
$53.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,493.99
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