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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2080 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 RTX 2080 Ti is 1780 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 63% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 Ti - $299.0 vs $799.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Apex Legends than GeForce RTX 2080 Ti - $2.93 vs $3.82 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
- Performs up to 105% better in Apex Legends than Radeon R9 290 - 209 vs 102 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
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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 Ti
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
FPS
209
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.82/FPS
76%
Price, $
$799
37%
FPS Winner
PNY VCG2080T11BLMPB GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB Blower Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
136 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
420.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2018 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 20 |
$399 | MSRP | $999 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 11 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 352-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 616 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1350 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
189 FPS
$14.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$24.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$4,699.99
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