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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms GeForce GTX 960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 443 days older than GeForce GTX 960.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 12% better in DOOM Eternal than GeForce GTX 960 - 171 vs 153 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 120 vs 275 Watts
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
FPS
153
89%
Value, €/FPS
€0.84/FPS
100%
Price, €
€129
100%
Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
62%
Texel Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
49%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 22nd, 2015 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $399 | MSRP | $199 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112.2 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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