The Radeon R9 290X is the comparison's loser – it's a slightly slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $85.50 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
The GeForce GTX 980 is better in every way
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 41% cheaper – $124.50 vs $210.00
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 43% less energy – 165 vs 290 Watts
Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 980 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, $
$124.5
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.77/FPS
100%
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$124.50
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$399.00
In Stock
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$879.85
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Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 980 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 980 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 980 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
82%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
70%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
88%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
88%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 165 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 77.82 GPixel/s |
176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 155.6 GTexel/s |
5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.981 TFLOPS |
