The Radeon R9 290X is a clear winner – it's a slightly faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 970 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $170.27 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 47% cheaper – $189.19 vs $359.46
- A much better value for money for gaming
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 49% less energy – 148 vs 290 Watts
Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 970 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 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
97%
Min 1% FPS
32
97%
Price, €
€359.46
52%
Value, €/FPS
€5.53/FPS
51%
Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 970 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 970 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 970 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
97%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
70%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
70%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
70%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 148 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 65.97 GPixel/s |
176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 122.5 GTexel/s |
5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 3.92 TFLOPS |
