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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 GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 4070 is 3445 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 112% better in Battlefield 2042 than Radeon R9 290 - 142 vs 67 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
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
FPS
142
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.58/FPS
100%
Price, £
£509
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
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Game Graphics
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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%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | 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 |
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