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Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 4070

Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 4070: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4070

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

Gigabyte Scheda Grafica GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC V2 12G - 12GB GDDR6, 192bit, PCI-E 4.0, 2490MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, GV-N4070WF3OCV2-12GD

Buy for €599.99 on Amazon

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Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

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N/A Stock

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4070

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

Gigabyte Scheda Grafica GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC V2 12G - 12GB GDDR6, 192bit, PCI-E 4.0, 2490MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, GV-N4070WF3OCV2-12GD

Buy for €599.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8382 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $549

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $599

Gigabyte Scheda Grafica GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC V2 12G - 12GB GDDR6, 192bit, PCI-E 4.0, 2490MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, GV-N4070WF3OCV2-12GD

ASUS PRIME NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Scheda Video 12GB GDDR6X OC Edition, Nero, PRIME-RTX4070-O12G

Gigabyte Scheda Grafica GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE 2X OC V2 12G - 12GB GDDR6, 192bit, PCI-E 4.0, 2490MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, GV-N4070WF2OCV2-12GD

ASUS DUAL NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 OC Edition Scheda Grafica 12 GB GDDR6X, 192 Bit, PCIe 4.0, HDMI, DisplayPort, Nero, DUAL-RTX4070-O12G-EVO

MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X E1 12G OC Scheda grafica di gioco - 12 GB GDDR6, 2490 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192 bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1a (supporta 4K & 8K HDR)

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 4070 is 3457 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 4070

Performs up to 332% better in Metro Exodus than Radeon R9 290X - 95 vs 22 FPS
Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 200 vs 290 Watts
Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 12 vs 4 GB

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This is a free version of Metro Exodus.

Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

FPS

22

23%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

GeForce RTX 4070

Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023

FPS

95

100%

Value, €/FPS

€6.32/FPS

100%

Price, €

€599.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Gigabyte Scheda Grafica GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC V2 12G - 12GB GDDR6, 192bit, PCI-E 4.0, 2490MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, GV-N4070WF3OCV2-12GD

Buy for €599.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8382 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

GeForce RTX 4070

Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023

484

FPS

373

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

168

FPS

64

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

859

FPS

602

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

398

FPS

387

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

149

FPS

94

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

40%

Texel Fillrate

176 GTexel/s

39%

GeForce RTX 4070

Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023

Pixel Fillrate

158.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

455.4 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R9 290X	vs	GeForce RTX 4070
Oct 24th, 2013	Release Date	Apr 12th, 2023
Volcanic Islands	Generation	GeForce 40
$549	MSRP	$599
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	1x 16-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6X
512-bit	Bus	192-bit
320 GB/s	Bandwidth	504.2 GB/s
1000 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1920 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	2475 MHz
1250 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1313 MHz

PCs Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce RTX 4070

With selected game settings

Greed® Mk2 Pro - 4K High End Gaming PC Image

Greed® Mk2 Pro - 4K High End Gaming PC

87 FPS

€16.09/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i7-11700F

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,399.9

In Stock

BREUNOR POSEIDONE - Pc Gaming i9 13900K 24 Core fino a 5.80 GHz, RTX 4070 12GB, Ram 32Gb DDR5 5600MHz, Ssd Nvme 1000GB, Dissipatore Liquido 240mm, Win 11 Pro, Pc da gaming, Pc desktop gaming PC Image

BREUNOR POSEIDONE - Pc Gaming i9 13900K 24 Core fino a 5.80 GHz, RTX 4070 12GB, Ram 32Gb DDR5 5600MHz, Ssd Nvme 1000GB, Dissipatore Liquido 240mm, Win 11 Pro, Pc da gaming, Pc desktop gaming PC

94 FPS

€21.6/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-13900K

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€2,029.99

In Stock

AGM store PC Image

91 FPS

€15.37/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i5-13600K

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€1,399

In Stock

Greed® MK2 Pro - 4K High End Gaming PC Image

Greed® MK2 Pro - 4K High End Gaming PC

87 FPS

€16.09/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Ryzen 7 5700X

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,399.9

In Stock

Megaport PC Image

92 FPS

€16.84/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i5-14600KF

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€1,549

In Stock

HP Omen 40L Gaming Desktop PC Image

HP Omen 40L Gaming Desktop PC

95 FPS

€22.34/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-14900K

16 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€2,122.03

In Stock

Ankermann Gaming Power V3 | Intel Core i9-12900F | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 12GB | 32GB DDR5 RAM | 1TB NVMe SSD | Windows 11 | WiFi & Bluetooth | Libre Office PC Image

Ankermann Gaming Power V3 | Intel Core i9-12900F | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 12GB | 32GB DDR5 RAM | 1TB NVMe SSD | Windows 11 | WiFi & Bluetooth | Libre Office PC

90 FPS

€15.88/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-12900F

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,429

In Stock

Megaport PC Image

88 FPS

€16.47/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Ryzen 7 5800X

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€1,449

In Stock

Megaport PC Image

89 FPS

€16.84/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i7-12700F

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€1,499

In Stock

CyberpowerPC Luxe PC Image

CyberpowerPC Luxe PC

90 FPS

€19.43/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i7-12700K

12 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,749

In Stock

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€109.99

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€1,402.57

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€799

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€567

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€399.86

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€678.99

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€1,400