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$343.79
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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MSRP in USD: $499
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$679
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$309.99
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$679
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Boost Clock
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2070 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 RTX 2070 is 1819 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
- Performs up to 30% better in Dirt 5 than Radeon R9 290X - 142 vs 109 FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 175 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 39% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2070 - $210.0 vs $343.79
- Up to 20% better value when playing Dirt 5 than GeForce RTX 2070 - $1.93 vs $2.42 per FPS
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce RTX 2070
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2018
FPS
142
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.42/FPS
79.75206611570248%
Price, $
$343.79
61%
FPS Winner
EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Black GAMING,8GB GDDR6, Dual HDB Fans Graphics Card 08G-P4-1071-KR
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Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
109
76.76056338028168%
Value, $/FPS
$1.93/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 311379 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce RTX 2070
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2018
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2070
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
103.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
233.3 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
61.716489874638384%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
75.43934847835405%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 20 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$499 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | 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 |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1410 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1620 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 2070 or Radeon R9 290X
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
69 FPS
$20.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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73 FPS
$53.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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