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GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon R9 290

GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon R9 290: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

1 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Logo
EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB GDDR5 DVI mHDMI Graphics Card 01G-P4-2650-KR

Buy for $199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 116 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 116 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

1 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Logo
EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB GDDR5 DVI mHDMI Graphics Card 01G-P4-2650-KR

Buy for $199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 116 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

AMD Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 116 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon R9 290 outperforms GeForce GTX 650 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 22 days older than GeForce GTX 650.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

  • Consumes up to 76% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 65 vs 275 Watts

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290

  • Performs up to 26% better in Dirt 5 than GeForce GTX 650 - 108 vs 86 FPS
  • Up to 21% better value when playing Dirt 5 than GeForce GTX 650 - $1.85 vs $2.33 per FPS
  • Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 - 4 vs 1 GB
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Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Logo
GeForce GTX 650

Desktop • Nov 27th, 2013


FPS

86

79%

Value, $/FPS

$2.33/FPS

79%

Price, $

$199.99

100%

EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB GDDR5 DVI mHDMI Graphics Card 01G-P4-2650-KR

Buy for $199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 116 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


FPS

108

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.85/FPS

100%

Price, $

$199.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 116 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Logo
GeForce GTX 650

Desktop • Nov 27th, 2013

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Logo
GeForce GTX 650

Desktop • Nov 27th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

8.464 GPixel/s

13%

Texel Fillrate

33.86 GTexel/s

22%

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

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AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

AMD Radeon R9 290

Nov 27th, 2013
Release DateNov 5th, 2013
GeForce 600GenerationVolcanic Islands
Not AvailableMSRP$399
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPortOutputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
1 GBMemory
4 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
128-bitBus512-bit
80 GB/sBandwidth
320 GB/s
1058 MHz
Base Clock Speed947 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1250 MHzMemory Clock Speed1250 MHz

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