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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3070 is 2492 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 275% better in Metro Exodus than Radeon R9 290 - 75 vs 20 FPS
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 220 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
75
100%
Value, £/FPS
£8.24/FPS
100%
Price, £
£618.21
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC 8GB V2 LHR Graphics Card
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$399 | MSRP | $499 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1725 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce RTX 3070
With selected game settings
69 FPS
£15.57/FPS
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Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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