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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon R9 390 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 390 is 272 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 390 - 148 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 390
- Performs up to 3% better in The Callisto Protocol than GeForce GTX 970 - 69 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $129.0 vs $198.68
- Up to 37% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than GeForce GTX 970 - $1.87 vs $2.97 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
67
97.10144927536231%
Value, $/FPS
$2.97/FPS
62.96296296296296%
Price, $
$198.68
64%
MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G LE VR Ready Graphics Card
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Radeon R9 390
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
FPS
69
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129
100%
FPS and Value Winner
ASUS STRIX Radeon R9 390 Overclocked 8 GB DDR5 512-bit DisplayPort HDMI 1.4a DVI-I Gaming Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R9 390
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
76.5625%
Radeon R9 390
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
97.01379414885554%
Texel Fillrate
160 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 390 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 18th, 2015 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Pirate Islands |
| $329 | MSRP | $329 |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
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