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$585
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $379
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MSRP in USD: $379
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Boost Clock
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Performs up to 4% better in War Thunder than Radeon R9 290X - 233 vs 224 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
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 64% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1070 - $210.0 vs $585.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing War Thunder than GeForce GTX 1070 - $0.94 vs $2.51 per FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
FPS
233
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.51/FPS
37.45019920318725%
Price, $
$585
35%
FPS Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G)
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Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
224
96.13733905579399%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/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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Updated 310276 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
107.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
202 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
59.42432683379758%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
87.12871287128714%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Jun 10th, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$379 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 256.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1506 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1683 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1070 or Radeon R9 290X
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
106 FPS
$7.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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