Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper GeForce 210 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce 210 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 1485 days newer than the cheaper GeForce 210.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 133% better in The Outer Worlds than GeForce 210 - 56 vs 24 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce 210 - 4 vs 0.5 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce 210
- Up to 61% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $115.6 vs $299.0
- Up to 10% better value when playing The Outer Worlds than Radeon R9 290 - $4.82 vs $5.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 89% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 31 vs 275 Watts
The Outer Worlds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2009
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce 210 |
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Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2009 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 200 |
$399 | MSRP | Not Available |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x VGA |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 0.5 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
512-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 520 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 400 MHz |