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MSRP in USD: $649
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 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 980 Ti is 574 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 33% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 Ti - $299.0 vs $449.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than GeForce GTX 980 Ti - $2.41 vs $3.25 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
- Performs up to 11% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Radeon R9 290 - 138 vs 124 FPS
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 250 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 6 vs 4 GB
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
124
89.85507246376811%
Value, $/FPS
$2.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Updated 54547 minutes ago
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2015
FPS
138
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.25/FPS
74.15384615384616%
Price, $
$449
66%
FPS Winner
MSI Limited GAMING Edition GeForce GTX 980 TI 6GB OC DirectX 12 VR READY (GTX 980TI GAMING 6G GOLDEN EDITION)
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Updated 54546 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2015
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
58.67376573088093%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
79.98944033790917%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
103.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
189.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2015 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$399 | MSRP | $649 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 336.6 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1076 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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