The GeForce GTX 560 Ti is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $207.21 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 560 Ti
- Up to 77% cheaper – $62.16 vs $269.37
- Consumes up to 38% less energy – 170 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 1 GB
GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs Radeon R9 290 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Jan 25th, 2011
Average FPS
41
63%
Min 1% FPS
16
50%
Price, €
€62.16
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.51/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Average FPS
65
100%
Min 1% FPS
32
100%
Price, €
€269.37
23%
Value, €/FPS
€4.14/FPS
36%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs Radeon R9 290 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs Radeon R9 290 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs Radeon R9 290 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Jan 25th, 2011
Memory
1 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
128.3 GB/s
40%
Pixel Fillrate
13.17 GPixel/s
22%
Texture Fillrate
52.67 GTexel/s
35%
FP32
1.263 TFLOPS
26%
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 560 Ti | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 25th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
$249.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
170 W | Power Consumption | 275 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 128.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 13.17 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 60.61 GPixel/s |
| 52.67 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 151.5 GTexel/s |
| 1.263 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.849 TFLOPS |
