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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2080 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 RTX 2080 is 1792 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Performs up to 379% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Radeon R9 290X - 67 vs 14 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 215 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 75% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 - $210.0 vs $849.0
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC ULTRA GAMING, 8GB GDDR6, Dual HDB Fans & RGB LED Graphics Card 08G-P4-2183-KR
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
109.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
314.6 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
58.50091407678245%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
55.94405594405594%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 20th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 20 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $699 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1515 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 2080 or Radeon R9 290X
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
54 FPS
$74.06/FPS
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Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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