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
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Jul 9th, 2019
FPS
108
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.82/FPS
57.92838874680307%
Price, $
$845
35%
FPS Winner
Buy for $845 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 311383 minutes ago
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
66
61.111111111111114%
Value, $/FPS
$4.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 311384 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Jul 9th, 2019
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jul 9th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
113.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
283.2 GTexel/s
100%
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 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
---|---|---|
Jul 9th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
GeForce 20 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$499 | MSRP | $399 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1605 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
1770 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |