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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X is 3282 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
- Performs up to 43% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Radeon R9 290X - 485 vs 340 FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 225 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 51% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X - $210.0 vs $429.99
- Up to 30% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X - $0.62 vs $0.89 per FPS
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022
FPS
485
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
69.66292134831461%
Price, $
$429.99
48%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE GV-N306TXGAMING OC-8GD GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC D6X 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6X, Video Card
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Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
340
70.10309278350515%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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Updated 311481 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
48.04804804804805%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
69.53773212169104%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| 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 |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
608.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1410 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1665 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1188 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X or Radeon R9 290X
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
401 FPS
$3.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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