Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms GeForce GTX 960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 455 days older than GeForce GTX 960.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 120 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 6% better in Minecraft than GeForce GTX 960 - 575 vs 541 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 4 vs 2 GB
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
58.90625000000001%
Texel Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
42.83522727272727%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$199 | 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 |
| 112.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
