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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 is 2504 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 79% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Radeon R9 290X - 86 vs 48 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 61% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $210.0 vs $542.14
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video 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
Ultra
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%
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
38.64734299516908%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
55.45053560176434%
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
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
75 FPS
$12.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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78 FPS
$13.08/FPS
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Core i7-11700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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86 FPS
$26.16/FPS
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Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
$16.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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77 FPS
$15.58/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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77 FPS
$14.92/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,149
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80 FPS
$22.49/FPS
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Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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80 FPS
$20.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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80 FPS
$23.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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79 FPS
$13.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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