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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4080 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 RTX 4080 is 3253 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 - 290 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- Performs up to 218% better in Monster Hunter: World than Radeon R9 290X - 245 vs 77 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 16 vs 4 GB
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce RTX 4080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
22.808267997148963%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
23.112278397898883%
GeForce RTX 4080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$549 | MSRP | $1199 |
| 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 | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 716.8 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2205 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2505 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce RTX 4080
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
235 FPS
£8.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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226 FPS
£7.65/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£9.32/FPS
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Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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236 FPS
£8.86/FPS
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Core i7-13700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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243 FPS
£15.43/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£16.95/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£13.41/FPS
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Core i9-13900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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