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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is 3263 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 12% better in Far Cry 3 than Radeon R9 290 - 164 vs 147 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 170 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
147
89.63414634146342%
Value, $/FPS
$2.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
71.05509964830013%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
76.13065326633166%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB or Radeon R9 290
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
82 FPS
$10.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$829.99
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103 FPS
$11.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,166.98
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147 FPS
$16.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 16 TB HDD
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$2,463.58
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143 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-13700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,949.99
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