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Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

AMD Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 143 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

8 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6X PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card - Dark Platinum and Black

Buy for $584.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 142 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 143 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

8 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6X PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card - Dark Platinum and Black

Buy for $584.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 142 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 Ti is 2764 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290

  • Up to 66% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - $199.99 vs $584.99
  • Up to 2% better value when playing Remnant II than GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - $9.09 vs $9.29 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 5% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - 275 vs 290 Watts

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

  • Performs up to 186% better in Remnant II than Radeon R9 290 - 63 vs 22 FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
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Remnant II

Remnant II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


FPS

22

34%

Value, $/FPS

$9.09/FPS

100%

Price, $

$199.99

100%

Value Winner

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 143 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021


FPS

63

100%

Value, $/FPS

$9.29/FPS

97%

Price, $

$584.99

34%

FPS Winner

NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6X PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card - Dark Platinum and Black

Buy for $584.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 142 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

35%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

44%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

169.9 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

339.8 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

AMD Radeon R9 290

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Nov 5th, 2013Release Date
May 31st, 2021
Volcanic IslandsGenerationGeForce 30
$399
MSRP$599
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
8 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6X
512-bitBus256-bit
320 GB/sBandwidth
608.3 GB/s
947 MHzBase Clock Speed
1575 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed1770 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1188 MHz

Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Remnant II, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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