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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 Ti outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 Ti is 586 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
- Performs up to 17% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Radeon R9 290X - 83 vs 71 FPS
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 250 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 6 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 79% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 Ti - $210.0 vs $998.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
PNY GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB CG Edition Graphics Card
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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
Ultimate
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2015
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
103.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
189.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
61.955469506292346%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
92.92502639915521%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Jun 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $649 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
336.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1076 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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