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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon R9 290X outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 330 days older than the more expensive GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 49% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 148 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 8% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce GTX 970 - 27 vs 25 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $210.0 vs $469.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce GTX 970 - $7.78 vs $18.76 per FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
27
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Highest
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
69%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$329 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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