GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
198%
198%
AMD Radeon R9 290
59%
59%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is approximately 139% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | TU106 | Hawaii |
| CoresDifferent | 1920 | 2560 |
| TMUsDifferent | 120 | 160 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 64 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 192 bit | 512 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | TU106 | Hawaii |
| GPU VariantDifferent | TU106-200A-KA-A1 | Hawaii PRO(215-0852020) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Turing | GCN 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 10,800 million | 6,200 million |
| DensityDifferent | 24.3M / mm² | 14.2M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 445 mm² | 438 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2228 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jan 7th, 2019 | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 20 | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 10 | Sea Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 30 | Pirate Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 349 USD | 399 USD |
| Current PriceDifferent | Amazon/Newegg | N/A |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 86 in our database | 69 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1365 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1680 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1750 MHz14 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 947 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 192 bit | 512 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 336.0 GB/s | 320.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1920 | 2560 |
| TMUsDifferent | 120 | 160 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 64 |
| SM CountDifferent | 30 | N/A |
| Tensor CoresDifferent | 240 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 30 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 64 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 3 MB | 1024 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 40 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 80.64 GPixel/s | 60.61 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 201.6 GTexel/s | 151.5 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 12.90 TFLOPS (2:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 6.451 TFLOPS | 4.849 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 201.6 GFLOPS (1:32) | 606.1 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 229 mm9 inches | 275 mm10.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 113 mm4.4 inches | 109 mm4.3 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 35 mm1.4 inches | 36 mm1.4 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 160 W | 275 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI1x HDMI 2.02x DisplayPort 1.4a1x USB Type-C | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG160 SKU 42 | 109-C67157-00_02 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 7.5 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 6.5 |
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