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 5% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Radeon R9 290X - 373 vs 355 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
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
107.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
202 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
59.42432683379758%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
87.12871287128714%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Jun 10th, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$379 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 256.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1506 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1683 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
