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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is 2954 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
- Performs up to 50% better in The Last of Us Part I than Radeon R9 290 - 48 vs 32 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Radeon R9 290 - $8.64 vs $9.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 184 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 12 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 28% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB - $299.0 vs $414.6
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
FPS
48
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$414.6
72%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus 12G OC NVIDIA 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
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Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
32
66.66666666666666%
Value, $/FPS
$9.34/FPS
92.50535331905783%
Price, $
$299
100%
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
79.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
224.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
76.52777777777777%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
67.51336898395722%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
Dec 7th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GeForce 20 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
336 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1470 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1650 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB or Radeon R9 290
The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
39 FPS
$35.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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33 FPS
$24.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799.99
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35 FPS
$31.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,099.99
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