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
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
68
31.336405529953915%
Value, €/FPS
€2.51/FPS
100%
Price, €
€170.44
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €170.44 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 99 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
217
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.74/FPS
67.11229946524064%
Price, €
€811.61
21%
FPS Winner
Buy for €811.61 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 97 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
22.408963585434172%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
21.568627450980394%
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Pixel Fillrate
285.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
816 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER |
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Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$549 | MSRP | $999 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 736.3 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2295 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2550 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1438 MHz |