Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms GeForce GTX 950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 665 days older than GeForce GTX 950.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
- Consumes up to 69% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 90 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 11% better in Rust than GeForce GTX 950 - 100 vs 90 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 - 4 vs 2 GB
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 950
Desktop • Aug 20th, 2015
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 950
Desktop • Aug 20th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
38.02 GPixel/s
59%
Texel Fillrate
57.02 GTexel/s
32%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Aug 20th, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$159 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 105.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1024 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1188 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1653 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
