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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: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
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$544.18
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
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$429.99
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 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 Ti is 2595 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 61% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - $210.0 vs $544.18
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
- Performs up to 414% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Radeon R9 290X - 72 vs 14 FPS
- Up to 50% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Radeon R9 290X - $7.56 vs $15.0 per 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
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
14
19.444444444444446%
Value, $/FPS
$15/FPS
50.4%
Price, $
$210
100%
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
FPS
72
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$544.18
38%
FPS and Value Winner
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card
Buy for $544.18 on Amazon
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Updated 319284 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
48.04804804804805%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
69.53773212169104%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA 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 |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
66 FPS
$18.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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64 FPS
$17.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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58 FPS
$27.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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63 FPS
$20.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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63 FPS
$19.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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64 FPS
$17.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,132.54
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65 FPS
$16.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
In Stock
56 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
In Stock
65 FPS
$19.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
In Stock
63 FPS
$26.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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