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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 1030 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 1030 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 1289 days older than the cheaper GeForce GT 1030.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 38% better in Halo Infinite than GeForce GT 1030 - 47 vs 34 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- Up to 72% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $55.38 vs $199.99
- Up to 62% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Radeon R9 290 - $1.63 vs $4.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 89% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 30 vs 275 Watts
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
FPS
34
72%
Value, $/FPS
$1.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$55.38
100%
Value Winner
GIGABYTE GV-N1030D4-2GL GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile D4 2G Computer Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
23.49 GPixel/s
38%
Texel Fillrate
35.23 GTexel/s
23%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | May 17th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$399 | MSRP | $79 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 48.06 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1228 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1468 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1502 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce GT 1030
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
17 FPS
$58.82/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Ryzen 3 4100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$69.29/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$92.79/FPS
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Ryzen 3 2300X
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