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$210
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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MSRP in USD: $599
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 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 RTX 3070 Ti is 2776 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 73% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - $210.0 vs $765.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - $1.41 vs $3.98 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
- Performs up to 29% better in Far Cry 3 than Radeon R9 290X - 192 vs 149 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
149
77.60416666666666%
Value, $/FPS
$1.41/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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GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Desktop • May 31st, 2021
FPS
192
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.98/FPS
35.427135678391956%
Price, $
$765
27%
FPS Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDRR6X 256-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 2 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3070 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Desktop • May 31st, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
37.66921718658034%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
51.79517363154796%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Desktop • May 31st, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
169.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
339.8 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | May 31st, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$549 | MSRP | $599 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 608.3 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1575 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1770 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
115 FPS
$9.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,099.99
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161 FPS
$11.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.97
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170 FPS
$14.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,399
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186 FPS
$8.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-13700KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,529
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164 FPS
$8.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,359
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186 FPS
$7.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-13700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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164 FPS
$13.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,229.97
In Stock
164 FPS
$11.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.97
In Stock
141 FPS
$9.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.99
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177 FPS
$7.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-13600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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