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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 455 days older than the more expensive GeForce GTX 960.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 120 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 11% better in Dirt 5 than GeForce GTX 960 - 109 vs 98 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than GeForce GTX 960 - $210.0 vs $319.0
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 4 vs 2 GB
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Graphic Card - 1.30 GHz Core - 1.37 GHz Boost Clock - 2 GB GDDR5 SDRAM - PCI Express 3.0 x16 - Dual 02G-P4-2968-KR
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XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
58.90625000000001%
Texel Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
42.83522727272727%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 112.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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