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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 4070 is 3457 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 74% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4070 - $170.44 vs $649.29
- Up to 26% better value when playing Control than GeForce RTX 4070 - $3.94 vs $5.34 per FPS
Advantages of GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 181% better in Control than Radeon R9 290X - 135 vs 48 FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 200 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 12 vs 4 GB
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
48
36%
Value, €/FPS
€3.94/FPS
100%
Price, €
€189.19
100%
Value Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
FPS
135
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.34/FPS
74%
Price, €
€720.71
26%
FPS Winner
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Founder's Edition (FE) Graphics Card - Titanium and Black (900-1G141-2544-000)
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X | vs | GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 12th, 2023 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$549 | MSRP | $599 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 504.2 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1920 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2475 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |
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