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MSRP in USD: $379
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$585
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1070 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1070 is 960 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 64% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1070 - $210.0 vs $585.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing God of War than GeForce GTX 1070 - $4.47 vs $9.75 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Performs up to 28% better in God of War than Radeon R9 290X - 60 vs 47 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 150 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
47
78%
Value, $/FPS
$4.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
107.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
202 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 10th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $549 | 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 |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1683 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce GTX 1070
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
31 FPS
$26.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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