Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2080 outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 2080 is 1792 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Performs up to 25% better in Valorant than Radeon R9 290X - 728 vs 582 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 215 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
109.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
314.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2018 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 20 |
$549 | 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 |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1515 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
