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Same as Founder's Edition
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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MSRP in USD: $599
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 4070 is 3457 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 58% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4070 - $210.0 vs $499.99
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 31% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Radeon R9 290X - 466 vs 355 FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 200 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 12 vs 4 GB
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 3X E1 12G OC Graphics Card (Ada Lovelace Architecture, Extreme Clock: 2520 MHz, Memory Speed: 20 Gbps, 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, DP/HDMI)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
40.4040404040404%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
38.64734299516908%
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 12th, 2023 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$549 | MSRP | $599 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 504.2 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1920 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2475 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce RTX 4070
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
456 FPS
$3.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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466 FPS
$4.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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485 FPS
$4.33/FPS
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Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,099.99
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484 FPS
$4.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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444 FPS
$4.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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456 FPS
$3.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,556.99
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428 FPS
$4.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,053
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343 FPS
$3.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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466 FPS
$4.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,202.82
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428 FPS
$5.02/FPS
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Core i9-13900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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