Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 390X outperforms GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 390X is 272 days newer than GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 390X - 148 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 390X
- Performs up to 6% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than GeForce GTX 970 - 53 vs 50 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R9 390X
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
98%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
66%
Radeon R9 390X
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
67.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
184.8 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 390X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 18th, 2015 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Pirate Islands |
$329 | MSRP | $429 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
