Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 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 4080 SUPER is 3716 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of Radeon R9 290
- Up to 82% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER - $299.00 vs $1697.00
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER - 275 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
- Performs up to 575% better in Metro Exodus than Radeon R9 290 - 135 vs 20 FPS
- Up to 16% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Radeon R9 290 - $12.57 vs $14.95 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 16 vs 4 GB
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Buy for $299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 250 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
135
100%
Value, $/FPS
$12.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1697
17%
FPS and Value Winner
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Updated 248 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Pixel Fillrate
285.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
816 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER |
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Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$399 | MSRP | $999 |
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 | 16 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 736.3 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2295 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2550 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1438 MHz |