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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 1070 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 1070 is 960 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Performs up to 64% better in Overwatch 2 than Radeon R9 290X - 121 vs 74 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $136.47 vs $210.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Radeon R9 290X - $1.13 vs $2.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 150 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$136.47
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
107.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
202 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Jun 10th, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$379 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 256.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1506 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1683 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1070 or Radeon R9 290X
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
48 FPS
$17.17/FPS
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