Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 318 days older than GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 148 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 1% better in Counter-Strike 2 than GeForce GTX 970 - 78 vs 77 FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
81%
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
92%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970 | vs | Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$329 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
