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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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MSRP in USD: $699
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER is 2086 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 25% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER - $299.0 vs $399.99
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
- Performs up to 71% better in Battlefield 2042 than Radeon R9 290 - 111 vs 65 FPS
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 250 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Battlefield 2042
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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EVGA 08G-P4-3081-KR, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Black Gaming, 8GB GDDR6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Desktop • Jul 23rd, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
52.16006884681583%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
43.47202295552367%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Desktop • Jul 23rd, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
116.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
348.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 23rd, 2019 |
| 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 | 495.9 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1650 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1815 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1937 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
87 FPS
$44.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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89 FPS
$22.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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89 FPS
$73.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$6,499
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