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$299
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon R9 390 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon R9 390 is 272 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 390
- Performs up to 8% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce GTX 970 - 27 vs 25 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $299.0 vs $469.0
- Up to 41% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce GTX 970 - $11.07 vs $18.76 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 390 - 148 vs 275 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R9 390
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
FPS
27
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R9 390
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
76%
AMD Radeon R9 390 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 18th, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Pirate Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $329 | MSRP | $329 |
| 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 |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
384 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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