Radeon HD 7290 vs GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB with Radeon HD 7290, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
2023
16 GB GDDR6, 165 Watt
54.08
+20700%

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB outperforms HD 7290 by a whopping 20700% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking501386
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation57.89no data
Power efficiency24.841.09
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameAD106Loveland
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date18 May 2023 (2 years ago)6 June 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores435280
Core clock speed2310 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed2535 MHz400 MHz
Number of transistors22,900 million450 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate344.83.200
Floating-point processing power22.06 TFLOPS0.064 TFLOPS
ROPs484
TMUs1368
Tensor Cores136no data
Ray Tracing Cores34no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8IGP
Length240 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pinno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6System Shared
Maximum RAM amount16 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed2250 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+
Resizable BAR+-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aNo outputs
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.75.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.3N/A
CUDA8.9-
DLSS+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 54.08
+20700%
HD 7290 0.26

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 22753
+20398%
HD 7290 111

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 43112
+20828%
HD 7290 206

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 116054
+21633%
HD 7290 534

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD1720−1
1440p92-0−1
4K55-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.90no data
1440p5.42no data
4K9.07no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 280−290
+27900%
1−2
−27900%
Cyberpunk 2077 176 0−1
Sons of the Forest 122 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 280−290
+27900%
1−2
−27900%
Cyberpunk 2077 137 0−1
Far Cry 5 191 0−1
Fortnite 240−250
+24400%
1−2
−24400%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+6933%
3−4
−6933%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+2400%
7−8
−2400%
Sons of the Forest 112 0−1
Valorant 300−310
+1100%
24−27
−1100%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 280−290
+27900%
1−2
−27900%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+1893%
14−16
−1893%
Cyberpunk 2077 115 0−1
Far Cry 5 182 0−1
Fortnite 240−250
+24400%
1−2
−24400%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+6933%
3−4
−6933%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 163 0−1
Metro Exodus 130 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+2400%
7−8
−2400%
Sons of the Forest 110 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 270
+5300%
5−6
−5300%
Valorant 300−310
+1100%
24−27
−1100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 103 0−1
Far Cry 5 171 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+6933%
3−4
−6933%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+2400%
7−8
−2400%
Sons of the Forest 108 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 132
+2540%
5−6
−2540%
Valorant 300−310
+1100%
24−27
−1100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 240−250
+24400%
1−2
−24400%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 150−160 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 400−450
+39900%
1−2
−39900%
Grand Theft Auto V 101 0−1
Metro Exodus 79 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+5733%
3−4
−5733%
Valorant 300−350
+34200%
1−2
−34200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 62 0−1
Far Cry 5 127 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+17300%
1−2
−17300%
Sons of the Forest 84 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 96 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160 0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 101
+573%
14−16
−573%
Metro Exodus 48 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79 0−1
Valorant 300−350
+15450%
2−3
−15450%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 70−75 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 27 0−1
Far Cry 5 65 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 120−130 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+9500%
1−2
−9500%
Sons of the Forest 52 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+3850%
2−3
−3850%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 17300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is ahead in 18 tests (90%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 54.08 0.26
Recency 18 May 2023 6 June 2012
Chip lithography 5 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 18 Watt

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has a 20700% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

HD 7290, on the other hand, has 816.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7290 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is a desktop graphics card while Radeon HD 7290 is a notebook one.

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