Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1070 outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1070 is 960 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Performs up to 27% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Radeon R9 290X - 66 vs 52 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 150 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
107.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
202 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 10th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $549 | MSRP | $379 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256.3 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1683 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
