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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 is 2504 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 32% better in World of Warcraft than Radeon R9 290X - 200 vs 151 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 220 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
200
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.29/FPS
100%
Price, €
€458.04
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC 8G (rev. 2.0) NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$499 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1500 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1725 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3070 or Radeon R9 290X
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
183 FPS
€9.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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156 FPS
€6.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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€1,076.37
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171 FPS
€10.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,859
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179 FPS
€6.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,199
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165 FPS
€7.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,218.19
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166 FPS
€9.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5700G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,640.06
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177 FPS
€12.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,222.89
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174 FPS
€16.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€2,946.91
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150 FPS
€15.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-9940X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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€2,270.96
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173 FPS
€6.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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