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Prices and StockMSRP $329
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MSRP $329
Prices and StockMSRP $399
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MSRP $399
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms 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 970 is 318 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 148 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of Radeon R9 290
- Up to 25% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than GeForce GTX 970 - $269.37 vs $359.46 per FPS
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
1
100%
Value, €/FPS
€269.37/FPS
100%
Price, €
€269.37
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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
81%
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
92%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970 | vs | Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$329 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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