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GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER vs Radeon R9 290

GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER vs Radeon R9 290: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Logo
Gigabyte GV-N207SGAMING OC-8GD GeForce RTX 2070 Super Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X Windforce Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, Video Card

Buy for $845 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 311383 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 311384 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Logo
Gigabyte GV-N207SGAMING OC-8GD GeForce RTX 2070 Super Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X Windforce Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, Video Card

Buy for $845 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 311383 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 311384 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is 2072 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER

  • Performs up to 64% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon R9 290 - 108 vs 66 FPS
  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 215 vs 275 Watts
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290

  • Up to 65% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER - $299.0 vs $845.0
  • Up to 42% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER - $4.53 vs $7.82 per FPS
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER

Desktop • Jul 9th, 2019


FPS

108

100%

Value, $/FPS

$7.82/FPS

57.92838874680307%

Price, $

$845

35%

FPS Winner

Gigabyte GV-N207SGAMING OC-8GD GeForce RTX 2070 Super Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X Windforce Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, Video Card

Buy for $845 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 311383 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


FPS

66

61.111111111111114%

Value, $/FPS

$4.53/FPS

100%

Price, $

$299

100%

Value Winner

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 311384 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER

Desktop • Jul 9th, 2019

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER

Desktop • Jul 9th, 2019


Pixel Fillrate

113.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

283.2 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

53.49514563106796%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

53.495762711864415%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER

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AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

AMD Radeon R9 290

Jul 9th, 2019
Release DateNov 5th, 2013
GeForce 20GenerationVolcanic Islands
$499MSRP
$399
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-COutputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR6TypeGDDR5
256-bitBus512-bit
448 GB/s
Bandwidth320 GB/s
1605 MHz
Base Clock Speed947 MHz
1770 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1750 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1250 MHz

Builds Using GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER or Radeon R9 290

Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass

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