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GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs Radeon R9 290

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs Radeon R9 290: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

12 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Logo
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12GB GDRR6X 320-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 2 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3X 12G OC)

Buy for $1,175.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 311469 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 311470 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

12 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Logo
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12GB GDRR6X 320-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 2 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3X 12G OC)

Buy for $1,175.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 311469 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 311470 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3080 Ti outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is 2764 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

  • Performs up to 78% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Radeon R9 290 - 594 vs 334 FPS
  • Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 12 vs 4 GB

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290

  • Up to 75% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 Ti - $299.0 vs $1175.02
  • Up to 55% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce RTX 3080 Ti - $0.9 vs $1.98 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 21% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti - 275 vs 350 Watts
This is a free version of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021


FPS

594

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.98/FPS

45.45454545454546%

Price, $

$1175.02

25%

FPS Winner

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12GB GDRR6X 320-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 2 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3X 12G OC)

Buy for $1,175.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 311469 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


FPS

334

56.22895622895623%

Value, $/FPS

$0.9/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)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 311470 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

186.5 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

532.8 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

32.49865951742627%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

28.434684684684687%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

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AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

AMD Radeon R9 290

May 31st, 2021
Release DateNov 5th, 2013
GeForce 30GenerationVolcanic Islands
$1199MSRP
$399
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 12-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR6XTypeGDDR5
384-bitBus512-bit
912.4 GB/s
Bandwidth320 GB/s
1365 MHz
Base Clock Speed947 MHz
1665 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1188 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1250 MHz

Builds Using GeForce RTX 3080 Ti or Radeon R9 290

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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