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$210
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MSRP in USD: $89
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon R9 290X outperforms the more expensive GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 217 days older than the more expensive GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 1% better in League of Legends than GeForce GT 740 - 368 vs 366 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than GeForce GT 740 - $210.0 vs $249.99
- Up to 16% better value when playing League of Legends than GeForce GT 740 - $0.57 vs $0.68 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Consumes up to 78% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 64 vs 290 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
368
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
12%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
18%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | May 29th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 700 |
$549 | MSRP | $89 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 993 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1253 MHz |
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