The Radeon R9 290 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GT 430 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's only $147.75 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 0 GB
Advantages of the GeForce GT 430
- Up to 55% cheaper – $121.62 vs $269.37
- Consumes up to 82% less energy – 49 vs 275 Watts
Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GT 430 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Average FPS
65
100%
Min 1% FPS
32
100%
Price, €
€269.37
45%
Value, €/FPS
€4.14/FPS
75%
GeForce GT 430
Oct 11th, 2010
Average FPS
39
60%
Min 1% FPS
14
44%
Price, €
€121.62
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.11/FPS
100%
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Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GT 430 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 Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GT 430 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GT 430 in core GPU performance specifications
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%
GeForce GT 430
Oct 11th, 2010
Memory
0.5 GB
12%
Memory Bandwidth
12.8 GB/s
4%
Pixel Fillrate
2.8 GPixel/s
5%
Texture Fillrate
11.2 GTexel/s
7%
FP32
268.8 GFLOPS
6%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GT 430 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 11th, 2010 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | $79.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 400 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 49 W |
| Memory | ||
4 GB | Memory Size | 0.5 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | DDR3 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 64-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 2.8 GPixel/s |
151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 11.2 GTexel/s |
4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 268.8 GFLOPS |
