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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 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 is 2504 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 48% better in Rust than Radeon R9 290X - 148 vs 100 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 220 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 62% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $210.0 vs $559.0
- Up to 44% better value when playing Rust than GeForce RTX 3070 - $2.1 vs $3.78 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card
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Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
100
67%
Value, $/FPS
$2.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
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
High
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$499 | 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 |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1500 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1725 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3070 or Radeon R9 290X
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
97 FPS
$10.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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118 FPS
$11.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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85 FPS
$7.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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148 FPS
$12.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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95 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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118 FPS
$11.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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148 FPS
$15.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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130 FPS
$18.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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105 FPS
$12.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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113 FPS
$8.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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