Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 Ti outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is 2776 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
- Performs up to 43% better in Far Cry 5 than Radeon R9 290X - 160 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 65% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - $210.0 vs $599.99
- Up to 50% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - $1.88 vs $3.75 per FPS
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 31st, 2021
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.75/FPS
50%
Price, $
$599.99
35%
FPS Winner
Buy for $599.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2810 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
112
70%
Value, $/FPS
$1.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $210 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2810 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 31st, 2021
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • May 31st, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
169.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
339.8 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
---|---|---|
May 31st, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$599 | MSRP | $549 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
608.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1575 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
1770 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1188 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |