Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2080 outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 2080 is 1780 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Performs up to 75% better in Apex Legends than Radeon R9 290 - 179 vs 102 FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 215 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
109.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
314.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2018 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 20 |
$399 | MSRP | $699 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 | 1515 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |