Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1070 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1070 is 948 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 49% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1070 - $299.0 vs $585.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than GeForce GTX 1070 - $4.46 vs $7.22 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Performs up to 21% better in Resident Evil 4 than Radeon R9 290 - 81 vs 67 FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 150 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Resolution
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Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
107.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
202 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
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Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 10th, 2016 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$399 | MSRP | $379 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256.3 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1683 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |