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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms GeForce GT 630 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 539 days newer than GeForce GT 630.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 77% better in Stray than GeForce GT 630 - 62 vs 35 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 630
- Consumes up to 76% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 65 vs 275 Watts
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
62
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce GT 630
Desktop • May 15th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
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 GT 630 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | May 15th, 2012 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 600 |
| $399 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
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