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
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
23
36%
Value, €/FPS
€8.23/FPS
100%
Price, €
€189.19
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €189.19 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 279 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
64
100%
Value, €/FPS
€9.15/FPS
90%
Price, €
€585.58
32%
FPS Winner
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
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Pixel Fillrate
198 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
554.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X | vs | GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER |
---|---|---|
Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
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 | 1980 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2475 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |