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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3070 is 2492 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of Radeon R9 290
- Up to 45% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $242.68 vs $440.01
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 85% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Radeon R9 290 - 133 vs 72 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Radeon R9 290 - $3.67 vs $3.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 220 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
133
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.67/FPS
100%
Price, €
€488.41
55%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$399 | MSRP | $499 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1725 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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