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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 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 GTX 1080 is 946 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 18% better in Rust than Radeon R9 290X - 118 vs 100 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 180 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 65% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $210.0 vs $598.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Rust than GeForce GTX 1080 - $2.1 vs $5.07 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
FPS
118
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.07/FPS
41%
Price, $
$598
35%
FPS Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
100
84%
Value, $/FPS
$2.1/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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 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 290X |
|---|---|---|
May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $599 | 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 |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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