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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 4070 is 3445 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 57% better in Far Cry 5 than Radeon R9 290 - 173 vs 110 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 200 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 12 vs 4 GB
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
FPS
173
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.95/FPS
100%
Price, £
£509.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC 12GB Graphics Card - 12GB DDRX6 21Gbps, PCI-E 4.0, DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, Ada Lovelace Arch, GV-N4070WF3OC-12GD
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 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%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 12th, 2023 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$399 | 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 |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1920 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2475 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce RTX 4070
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
152 FPS
£6.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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147 FPS
£7.48/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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155 FPS
£9.03/FPS
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Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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160 FPS
£9.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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147 FPS
£7.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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172 FPS
£9.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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165 FPS
£7.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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153 FPS
£9.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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173 FPS
£11.61/FPS
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Core i7-14700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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165 FPS
£10.61/FPS
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32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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