AMD Radeon R9 290 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
The AMD Radeon R9 290 is ahead by 8% on our index and meets the recommended card of 13 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 14 13
Video memory 4 GB 6 GB
Rated power 275 W 70 W
Launch price $399 $179
Index per $100 3.5 7.3
Games at recommended 183 170
Released20132024
FeaturesFSRDLSS · FSR · ray tracing
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21211
- Fortnite1413
- Palworld1413
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon R9 290; right: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB.
Games only the AMD Radeon R9 290 runs at recommended
- God of War
- MONSTER HUNTER RISE
- Apex Legends™
- The Cycle: Frontier
- Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
- Assassin's Creed® Odyssey
- VRChat
- Crossout
And 5 more.
Quick answers
Is the AMD Radeon R9 290 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB?
Yes — the AMD Radeon R9 290 scores 14 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB's 13, a 8% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The AMD Radeon R9 290 meets the recommended graphics card of 183 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB, 170.