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$127.22
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$469
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$399
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 970 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 970 is 318 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 57% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $127.22 vs $299.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon R9 290 - $5.09 vs $11.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 148 vs 275 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
25
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$127.22
100%
Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0, 26% Cooler and 36% Quieter Cooling Graphics Card 04G-P4-2974-KR
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Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
25
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.96/FPS
42.55852842809364%
Price, $
$299
42%
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Updated 311749 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
80.85808580858085%
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
91.87509474003335%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$329 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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