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$210
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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MSRP in USD: $499
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$559
In Stock
Boost Clock
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$599.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3070 is 2504 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 62% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $210.0 vs $559.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than GeForce RTX 3070 - $3.09 vs $4.3 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 91% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon R9 290X - 130 vs 68 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 220 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
68
52%
Value, $/FPS
$3.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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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
Badass
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 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 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $549 | 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 |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1725 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce RTX 3070
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
103 FPS
$9.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$984.99
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115 FPS
$12.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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99 FPS
$6.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649.99
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130 FPS
$14.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.97
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102 FPS
$9.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$949.99
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115 FPS
$11.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,317.16
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130 FPS
$17.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,328
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121 FPS
$19.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,409
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109 FPS
$11.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
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111 FPS
$9.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$999.99
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