Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 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 2080 Ti is 1792 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
- Performs up to 28% better in Far Cry 3 than Radeon R9 290X - 191 vs 149 FPS
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 250 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 175% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 11 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 79% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 Ti - $210.0 vs $981.96
- Up to 73% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than GeForce RTX 2080 Ti - $1.41 vs $5.14 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
FPS
191
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.14/FPS
27.431906614785994%
Price, $
$981.96
21%
FPS Winner
Buy for $981.96 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 310454 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
149
78.01047120418848%
Value, $/FPS
$1.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $210 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 310455 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
136 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
420.2 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
47.05882352941176%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
41.8848167539267%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
---|---|---|
Sep 20th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
GeForce 20 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$999 | MSRP | $549 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
11 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
352-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
616 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1350 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |