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$299
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $699
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$199.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$599
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$429
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$679
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$3,135.02
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$599
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 1080 Ti outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is 1221 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
- Performs up to 11% better in War Thunder than Radeon R9 290 - 248 vs 223 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $199.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 40% better value when playing War Thunder than Radeon R9 290 - $0.81 vs $1.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 250 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 175% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 11 vs 4 GB
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
223
89.91935483870968%
Value, $/FPS
$1.34/FPS
60.447761194029844%
Price, $
$299
66%
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Updated 312459 minutes ago
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Desktop • Mar 10th, 2017
FPS
248
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition Gaming, 11GB GDDR5X, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphic Cards 11G-P4-6390-KR
Buy for $199.99 on Amazon
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Updated 312458 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Desktop • Mar 10th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
43.541666666666664%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
42.74830699774267%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Desktop • Mar 10th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
139.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
354.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 10th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$399 | MSRP | $699 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 11 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5X |
| 512-bit | Bus | 352-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 484.4 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1481 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1582 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1376 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
182 FPS
$3.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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