Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4070 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 4070 is 3445 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 94% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Radeon R9 290 - 171 vs 88 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
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA 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 |
