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$88.63
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$59.19
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X 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 290X is 237 days older than the cheaper GeForce GT 730.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
- Up to 58% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $88.63 vs $210.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing War Thunder than Radeon R9 290X - $0.43 vs $0.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 83% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 49 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 8% better in War Thunder than GeForce GT 730 - 224 vs 207 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 - 4 vs 1 GB
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
GeForce GT 730
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2014
FPS
207
92.41071428571429%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/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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Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
224
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
45.744680851063826%
Price, $
$210
42%
FPS Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
GeForce GT 730
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2014
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 730
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
2.8 GPixel/s
4.375%
Texel Fillrate
11.2 GTexel/s
6.363636363636363%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Jun 18th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 28.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 700 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GT 730 or Radeon R9 290X
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
108 FPS
$8.79/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$949
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108 FPS
$6.01/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$649
In Stock
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