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GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs Radeon R9 290X

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs Radeon R9 290X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Super Gaming OC 12G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6X, GV-N407SGAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for $619.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11 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 13 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Super Gaming OC 12G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6X, GV-N407SGAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for $619.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11 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 13 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 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 4070 SUPER is 3728 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

  • Performs up to 51% better in Dota 2 than Radeon R9 290X - 256 vs 169 FPS
  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 220 vs 290 Watts
  • Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 12 vs 4 GB

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X

  • Up to 66% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER - $210.0 vs $619.99
  • Up to 49% better value when playing Dota 2 than GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER - $1.24 vs $2.42 per FPS
This is a free version of Dota 2.
Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


FPS

256

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.42/FPS

51%

Price, $

$619.99

33%

FPS Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Super Gaming OC 12G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6X, GV-N407SGAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for $619.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


FPS

169

66%

Value, $/FPS

$1.24/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 13 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


Pixel Fillrate

198 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

554.4 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

32%

Texel Fillrate

176 GTexel/s

31%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

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AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Jan 8th, 2024
Release DateOct 24th, 2013
GeForce 40GenerationVolcanic Islands
$599MSRP
$549
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 16-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR6XTypeGDDR5
192-bitBus512-bit
504.2 GB/s
Bandwidth320 GB/s
1980 MHz
Base Clock Speed1000 MHz
2475 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1313 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1250 MHz

Builds Using GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER or Radeon R9 290X

Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking

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