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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 318 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 25% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $218.63 vs $291.75
- Up to 18% better value when playing God of War than GeForce GTX 980 - $5.39 vs $6.61 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 9% better in God of War than Radeon R9 290 - 49 vs 45 FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 165 vs 275 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
45
91.83673469387756%
Value, €/FPS
€5.39/FPS
100%
Price, €
€242.68
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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In Stock
Updated 54448 minutes ago
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
49
100%
Value, €/FPS
€6.61/FPS
81.5431164901664%
Price, €
€323.84
74%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 SLI DVI/HDMI/DP Gaming Graphics Card Advanced GPU
Buy for €323.84 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 54447 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
77.88486250321255%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
97.3650385604113%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$399 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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