GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GA102 | Hawaii |
| CoresDifferent | 10752 | 2816 |
| TMUsDifferent | 336 | 176 |
| ROPsDifferent | 112 | 64 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 24 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6X | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 384 bit | 512 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GA102 | Hawaii |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GA102-350-A1 | Hawaii XT(215-0852000) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Ampere | GCN 2.0 |
| FoundryDifferent | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 8 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 28,300 million | 6,200 million |
| DensityDifferent | 45.1M / mm² | 14.2M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 628 mm² | 438 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-3328 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jan 27th, 2022 | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| AvailabilityDifferent | Mar 29th, 2022 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 30 | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 20 | Sea Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 40 | Pirate Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 1,999 USD | 549 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 31 in our database | 147 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1560 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1860 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1313 MHz21 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 1000 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 24 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6X | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 384 bit | 512 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 1.01 TB/s | 320.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 10752 | 2816 |
| TMUsDifferent | 336 | 176 |
| ROPsDifferent | 112 | 64 |
| SM CountDifferent | 84 | N/A |
| Tensor CoresDifferent | 336 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 84 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 128 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 6 MB | 1024 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 44 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 208.3 GPixel/s | 64.00 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 625.0 GTexel/s | 176.0 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 40.00 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 40.00 TFLOPS | 5.632 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 625.0 GFLOPS (1:64) | 704.0 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Slot WidthDifferent | Triple-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 336 mm13.2 inches | 275 mm10.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 140 mm5.5 inches | 109 mm4.3 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 61 mm2.4 inches | 36 mm1.4 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 450 W | 290 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 850 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 16-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG136 SKU 5 | 109-C67157-00_02, 109-C67157-00C_03 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8.6 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 6.5 |
Comparison Summary
More Comparisons with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Compare NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti with other GPUs of similar performance
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is 19% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs GeForce RTX 4080
GeForce RTX 4080 is 18% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 18% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is 17% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs Radeon RX 9070 XT
Radeon RX 9070 XT is 11% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs Radeon RX 7900 XT
Radeon RX 7900 XT is 2% faster than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
More Comparisons with AMD Radeon R9 290X
Compare AMD Radeon R9 290X with other GPUs of similar performance
AMD Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon R9 FURY
Radeon R9 FURY is 18% faster than AMD Radeon R9 290X
AMD Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 980
GeForce GTX 980 is 16% faster than AMD Radeon R9 290X
AMD Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER is 15% faster than AMD Radeon R9 290X
AMD Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 6500 XT
Radeon RX 6500 XT is 14% faster than AMD Radeon R9 290X
AMD Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 5500 XT
Radeon RX 5500 XT is 13% faster than AMD Radeon R9 290X
AMD Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 580
Radeon RX 580 is 12% faster than AMD Radeon R9 290X

