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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms GeForce GTX 690 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 551 days newer than GeForce GTX 690.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 18% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than GeForce GTX 690 - 47 vs 40 FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 - 275 vs 300 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 - 4 vs 2 GB
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
47
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.26/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)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 690
Desktop • May 3rd, 2012
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 690
Desktop • May 3rd, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
32.61 GPixel/s
53%
Texel Fillrate
130.4 GTexel/s
86%
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| May 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GeForce 600 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $999 | MSRP | $399 |
| 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 192.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 915 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1019 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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