Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 1030 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 1301 days older than the cheaper GeForce GT 1030.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 21% better in Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GT 1030 - 91 vs 75 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- Up to 71% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $43.86 vs $153.55
- Consumes up to 90% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 30 vs 290 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
23.49 GPixel/s
36.703125%
Texel Fillrate
35.23 GTexel/s
20.017045454545453%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
---|---|---|
Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | May 17th, 2017 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$549 | MSRP | $79 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
512-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 48.06 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1228 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1468 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1502 MHz |