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GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs Radeon R9 290

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs Radeon R9 290: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

11 GB GDDR5X | 352-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Logo
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

In Stock

Updated 311602 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 311603 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

11 GB GDDR5X | 352-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Logo
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

In Stock

Updated 311602 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 311603 minutes ago

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 57% better in HITMAN 3 than Radeon R9 290 - 130 vs 83 FPS
  • Up to 33% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $199.99 vs $299.0
  • Up to 57% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Radeon R9 290 - $1.54 vs $3.6 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
This is a free version of HITMAN 3.

HITMAN 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Logo
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

Desktop • Mar 10th, 2017


FPS

130

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.54/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

In Stock

Updated 311602 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


FPS

83

63.84615384615384%

Value, $/FPS

$3.6/FPS

42.77777777777778%

Price, $

$299

66%

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 311603 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Logo
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

Desktop • Mar 10th, 2017

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Logo
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 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

43.541666666666664%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

42.74830699774267%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

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AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

AMD Radeon R9 290

Mar 10th, 2017
Release DateNov 5th, 2013
GeForce 10GenerationVolcanic Islands
$699MSRP
$399
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
11 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR5XTypeGDDR5
352-bitBus512-bit
484.4 GB/s
Bandwidth320 GB/s
1481 MHz
Base Clock Speed947 MHz
1582 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1376 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1250 MHz

Builds Using GeForce GTX 1080 Ti or Radeon R9 290

HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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