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$210
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$322.15
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Boost Clock
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$299.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$309.99
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Boost Clock
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$342.03
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 is 2637 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 35% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $210.0 vs $322.15
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 55% better in Diablo IV than Radeon R9 290X - 129 vs 83 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Diablo IV than Radeon R9 290X - $2.5 vs $2.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 170 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 12 vs 4 GB
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
83
64.34108527131784%
Value, $/FPS
$2.53/FPS
98.81422924901186%
Price, $
$210
100%
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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In Stock
Updated 319287 minutes ago
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
129
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$322.15
65%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
Buy for $322.15 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 319286 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
75.0293083235639%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
88.44221105527639%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $549 | MSRP | $329 |
| 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 | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce RTX 3060
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$846.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$846.99
In Stock
68 FPS
$16.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149.99
In Stock
68 FPS
$17.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,168.12
In Stock
95 FPS
$13.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,247.99
In Stock
7 FPS
$227.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,589.99
In Stock
51 FPS
$19.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
94 FPS
$23.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,238
In Stock
61 FPS
$19.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,179
In Stock
95 FPS
$14.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
In Stock
68 FPS
$20.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,378
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