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MSRP in USD: $599
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 is 934 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 40% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Radeon R9 290 - 91 vs 65 FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 180 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 63% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $299.0 vs $799.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than GeForce GTX 1080 - $4.6 vs $8.78 per FPS
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $599 | MSRP | $399 |
| 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 |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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