Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 730 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 730 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 225 days older than the cheaper GeForce GT 730.
Advantages of Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 24% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce GT 730 - 352 vs 285 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of GeForce GT 730
- Up to 75% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $60.86 vs $242.68
- Up to 69% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Radeon R9 290 - $0.24 vs $0.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 49 vs 275 Watts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for €269.37 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 222 minutes ago
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2014
FPS
285
81%
Value, €/FPS
€0.24/FPS
100%
Price, €
€67.55
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €67.55 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 222 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | GeForce GT 730 |
---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 18th, 2014 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 700 |
$399 | MSRP | Not Available |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 700 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |