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$88.63
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 730 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 730 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 225 days older than the cheaper GeForce GT 730.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 40% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than GeForce GT 730 - 88 vs 63 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
- Up to 70% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $88.63 vs $299.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Radeon R9 290 - $1.41 vs $3.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 49 vs 275 Watts
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
88
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.4/FPS
41.470588235294116%
Price, $
$299
29%
FPS Winner
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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GeForce GT 730
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2014
FPS
63
71.5909090909091%
Value, $/FPS
$1.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$88.63
100%
Value Winner
ZOTAC GeForce GT 730 Zone Edition 4GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 (x8 lanes) Graphics Card (ZT-71115-20L)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce GT 730
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 730
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
2.8 GPixel/s
4.619699719518231%
Texel Fillrate
11.2 GTexel/s
7.3927392739273925%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 18th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 700 |
| $399 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 700 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce GT 730
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
1 FPS
$949/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$949
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1 FPS
$649/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$649
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