The Radeon R9 290X is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER and it's also a slightly worse value for money, as it's only $389.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 65% cheaper – $210.00 vs $599.00
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 14% less energy – 250 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
57%
Min 1% FPS
33
49%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.13/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Jul 23rd, 2019
Average FPS
117
100%
Min 1% FPS
67
100%
Price, $
$599
35%
Value, $/FPS
$5.11/FPS
61%
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$1,199.99
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$889.99
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$1,399.00
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Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 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 RTX 2080 SUPER in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
65%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
55%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
51%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
51%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Jul 23rd, 2019
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
495.9 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
116.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
348.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
11.15 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 23rd, 2019 |
$549.00 | MSRP | $699.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 20 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 250 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 495.9 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 116.2 GPixel/s |
| 176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 348.5 GTexel/s |
| 5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 11.15 TFLOPS |
