Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 330 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 1% better in Lost Ark than Radeon R9 290X - 181 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $199.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Lost Ark than Radeon R9 290X - $1.1 vs $1.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 43% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 165 vs 290 Watts
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $199 on Amazon
In Stock
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
88%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
---|---|---|
Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$549 | MSRP | $549 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |