Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 4070 is 3445 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of Radeon R9 290
- Up to 50% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4070 - $299.00 vs $599.90
Advantages of GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 241% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Radeon R9 290 - 140 vs 41 FPS
- Up to 41% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Radeon R9 290 - $4.28 vs $7.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 200 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 12 vs 4 GB
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
FPS
140
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$599.9
49%
FPS and Value Winner
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | GeForce RTX 4070 |
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Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 12th, 2023 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$399 | MSRP | $599 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 504.2 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1920 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2475 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |