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GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs Radeon R9 290X

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs Radeon R9 290X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

8 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDRR6X 256-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 2 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3070 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC)

Buy for $599.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2810 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for $210 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2810 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

8 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDRR6X 256-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 2 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3070 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC)

Buy for $599.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2810 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for $210 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2810 minutes ago

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
This is a free version of Far Cry 5.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021


FPS

160

100%

Value, $/FPS

$3.75/FPS

50%

Price, $

$599.99

35%

FPS Winner

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDRR6X 256-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 2 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3070 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC)

Buy for $599.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2810 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


FPS

112

70%

Value, $/FPS

$1.88/FPS

100%

Price, $

$210

100%

Value Winner

XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for $210 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2810 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

169.9 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

339.8 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

37%

Texel Fillrate

176 GTexel/s

51%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

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AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo

AMD Radeon R9 290X

May 31st, 2021
Release DateOct 24th, 2013
GeForce 30GenerationVolcanic Islands
$599MSRP
$549
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 12-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR6XTypeGDDR5
256-bitBus512-bit
608.3 GB/s
Bandwidth320 GB/s
1575 MHz
Base Clock Speed1000 MHz
1770 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1188 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1250 MHz

Builds Using GeForce RTX 3070 Ti or Radeon R9 290X

Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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