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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 is 934 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 19% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Radeon R9 290 - 135 vs 113 FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 180 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 47% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $218.63 vs $408.73
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
54.65284039675383%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
54.63397042913811%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $599 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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