Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms 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 4090 is 3253 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 68% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than GeForce RTX 4090 - $8.60 vs $27.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 290 vs 450 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 4090
- Performs up to 314% better in Cities: Skylines II than Radeon R9 290X - 91 vs 22 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 24 vs 4 GB
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
22
24%
Value, €/FPS
€8.6/FPS
100%
Price, €
€189.19
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €189.19 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7315 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
FPS
91
100%
Value, €/FPS
€27.22/FPS
32%
Price, €
€2477.47
7%
FPS Winner
Buy for €2,477.47 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7314 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X | vs | GeForce RTX 4090 |
---|---|---|
Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2022 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$549 | MSRP | $1599 |
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 | 24 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1008 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2235 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2520 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |