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$299
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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MSRP in USD: $699
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 2080 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 2080 is 1780 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 34% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 - $299.0 vs $454.96
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Performs up to 100% better in Starfield than Radeon R9 290 - 40 vs 20 FPS
- Up to 24% better value when playing Starfield than Radeon R9 290 - $11.37 vs $14.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 215 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Starfield
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 RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
FPS
40
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$454.96
65%
FPS and Value Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
109.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
314.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2018 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 20 |
$399 | MSRP | $699 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1515 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce RTX 2080
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
18 FPS
$222.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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