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Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for 170.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 99 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

16 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4080 Super WINDFORCE V2 16G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 16GB 256-bit GDDR6X, GV-N408SWF3V2-16GD Video Card

Buy for 811.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 97 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for 170.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 99 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

16 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4080 Super WINDFORCE V2 16G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 16GB 256-bit GDDR6X, GV-N408SWF3V2-16GD Video Card

Buy for 811.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 97 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is 3728 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X

  • Up to 79% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER - $153.55 vs $731.18
  • Up to 33% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER - $2.51 vs $3.74 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 9% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER - 290 vs 320 Watts

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

  • Performs up to 219% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon R9 290X - 217 vs 68 FPS
  • Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 16 vs 4 GB
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


FPS

68

31.336405529953915%

Value, €/FPS

€2.51/FPS

100%

Price, €

€170.44

100%

Value Winner

XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for 170.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 99 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


FPS

217

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.74/FPS

67.11229946524064%

Price, €

€811.61

21%

FPS Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4080 Super WINDFORCE V2 16G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 16GB 256-bit GDDR6X, GV-N408SWF3V2-16GD Video Card

Buy for 811.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 97 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

22.408963585434172%

Texel Fillrate

176 GTexel/s

21.568627450980394%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


Pixel Fillrate

285.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

816 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290X

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

Oct 24th, 2013Release Date
Jan 8th, 2024
Volcanic IslandsGenerationGeForce 40
$549
MSRP$999
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 16-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
16 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6X
512-bitBus256-bit
320 GB/sBandwidth
736.3 GB/s
1000 MHzBase Clock Speed
2295 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed2550 MHz
1250 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1438 MHz

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