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Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for 189.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 279 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Logo
GALAX GeForce RTX™ 4070 Super 1-Click OC 2X, Xtreme Tuner App Control, 12GB, GDDR6X, 192-bit, DP*3/HDMI 2.1/DLSS 3/Gaming Graphics Card

Buy for 585.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 277 minutes ago

Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for 189.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 279 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Logo
GALAX GeForce RTX™ 4070 Super 1-Click OC 2X, Xtreme Tuner App Control, 12GB, GDDR6X, 192-bit, DP*3/HDMI 2.1/DLSS 3/Gaming Graphics Card

Buy for 585.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 277 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 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 SUPER is 3728 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.

Advantages of Radeon R9 290X

  • Up to 68% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER - $170.44 vs $527.55
  • Up to 10% better value when playing Starfield than GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER - $8.23 vs $9.15 per FPS

Advantages of GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

  • Performs up to 178% better in Starfield than Radeon R9 290X - 64 vs 23 FPS
  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 220 vs 290 Watts
  • Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 12 vs 4 GB
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Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


FPS

23

36%

Value, €/FPS

€8.23/FPS

100%

Price, €

€189.19

100%

Value Winner

XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for 189.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 279 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


FPS

64

100%

Value, €/FPS

€9.15/FPS

90%

Price, €

€585.58

32%

FPS Winner

GALAX GeForce RTX™ 4070 Super 1-Click OC 2X, Xtreme Tuner App Control, 12GB, GDDR6X, 192-bit, DP*3/HDMI 2.1/DLSS 3/Gaming Graphics Card

Buy for 585.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 277 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

32%

Texel Fillrate

176 GTexel/s

32%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


Pixel Fillrate

198 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

554.4 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo

Radeon R9 290X

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Logo

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

Oct 24th, 2013Release Date
Jan 8th, 2024
Volcanic IslandsGenerationGeForce 40
$549
MSRP$599
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 16-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
12 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6X
512-bitBus192-bit
320 GB/sBandwidth
504.2 GB/s
1000 MHzBase Clock Speed
1980 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed2475 MHz
1250 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1313 MHz

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