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$299
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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MSRP in USD: $499
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$559
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Boost Clock
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$599.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 is 2492 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 47% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $299.0 vs $559.0
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 203% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Radeon R9 290 - 106 vs 35 FPS
- Up to 38% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Radeon R9 290 - $5.27 vs $8.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 220 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
106
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$559
53%
FPS and Value Winner
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$399 | MSRP | $499 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-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 | 1500 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1725 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce RTX 3070
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
88 FPS
$11.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$984.99
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95 FPS
$14.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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83 FPS
$7.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649.99
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106 FPS
$17.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.97
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87 FPS
$10.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$949.99
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95 FPS
$13.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,317.16
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106 FPS
$21.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,328
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100 FPS
$24.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,409
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91 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
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94 FPS
$10.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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