Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER is 2098 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
- Performs up to 38% better in Rust than Radeon R9 290X - 138 vs 100 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Rust than Radeon R9 290X - $1.66 vs $1.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 250 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 25% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER - $153.55 vs $206.07
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 23rd, 2019
FPS
138
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.66/FPS
100%
Price, €
€228.74
74%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 23rd, 2019
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jul 23rd, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
116.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
348.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
---|---|---|
Jul 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
GeForce 20 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$699 | MSRP | $549 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
495.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1650 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
1815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1937 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |