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MSRP in USD: $699
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$429
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Boost Clock
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$585
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 Ti outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is 1221 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 30% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 Ti - $299.0 vs $429.0
- Up to 7% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GTX 1080 Ti - $3.36 vs $3.61 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
- Performs up to 34% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon R9 290 - 119 vs 89 FPS
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 250 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 175% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 11 vs 4 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
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 GTX 1080 Ti
Desktop • Mar 10th, 2017
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.61/FPS
93%
Price, $
$429
69%
FPS Winner
ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080 TI 11GB VR Ready 5K HD Gaming Graphics Card (ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-11G-GAMING)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Desktop • Mar 10th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Desktop • Mar 10th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
139.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
354.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 10th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$399 | MSRP | $699 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 11 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5X |
| 512-bit | Bus | 352-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 484.4 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1481 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1582 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1376 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
85 FPS
$23.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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98 FPS
$8.16/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$799.99
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