The Radeon R9 290 is a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980 Ti, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's $629.73 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- Up to 70% cheaper – $269.37 vs $899.10
- A much better value for money for gaming
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 9% less energy – 250 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 6 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Average FPS
65
81%
Min 1% FPS
32
76%
Price, €
€269.37
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.14/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Jun 2nd, 2015
Average FPS
80
100%
Min 1% FPS
42
100%
Price, €
€899.1
29%
Value, €/FPS
€11.23/FPS
37%
Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti 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 GTX 980 Ti in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
67%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
95%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
59%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
80%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
80%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Jun 2nd, 2015
Memory
6 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
336.6 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
103.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
189.4 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
6.06 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2015 |
$399.00 | MSRP | $649.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 250 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 384-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 336.6 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 103.3 GPixel/s |
| 151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 189.4 GTexel/s |
| 4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 6.06 TFLOPS |
