The Radeon R9 290X is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 960 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $40.54 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 18% cheaper – $189.19 vs $229.73
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 960
- Consumes up to 59% less energy – 120 vs 290 Watts
Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 960 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
100%
Min 1% FPS
33
100%
Price, €
€189.19
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.82/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 960
Jan 22nd, 2015
Average FPS
55
82%
Min 1% FPS
25
76%
Price, €
€229.73
82%
Value, €/FPS
€4.17/FPS
68%
Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 960 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 290X vs GeForce GTX 960 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 960 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
100%
GeForce GTX 960
Jan 22nd, 2015
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
112.2 GB/s
35%
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
59%
Texture Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
43%
FP32
2.413 TFLOPS
43%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 22nd, 2015 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $199.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 120 W |
| Memory | ||
4 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112.2 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 37.7 GPixel/s |
176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 75.39 GTexel/s |
5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 2.413 TFLOPS |
