Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 750 Ti on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 750 Ti is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 105 days older than the cheaper GeForce GTX 750 Ti.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 12% better in Dota 2 than GeForce GTX 750 Ti - 167 vs 149 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
- Up to 70% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $65.8 vs $218.63
- Up to 66% better value when playing Dota 2 than Radeon R9 290 - $0.49 vs $1.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 78% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 60 vs 275 Watts
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
167
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.45/FPS
33.793103448275865%
Price, €
€242.68
30%
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In Stock
Updated 54328 minutes ago
Desktop • Feb 18th, 2014
FPS
149
89.22155688622755%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€73.04
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €73.04 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 54327 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Desktop • Feb 18th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Feb 18th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
17.36 GPixel/s
28.642138261013034%
Texel Fillrate
43.4 GTexel/s
28.64686468646865%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti |
---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Feb 18th, 2014 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 700 |
$399 | MSRP | $149 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 86.4 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1020 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1085 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1350 MHz |