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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 2080 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 2080 is 1780 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Performs up to 73% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon R9 290 - 114 vs 66 FPS
- Up to 12% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Radeon R9 290 - $3.99 vs $4.53 per 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 34% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 - $299.0 vs $454.96
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
FPS
114
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$454.96
65%
FPS and Value Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition
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Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
66
57.89473684210527%
Value, $/FPS
$4.53/FPS
88.0794701986755%
Price, $
$299
100%
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
109.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
314.6 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
55.40219378427788%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
48.15638906547997%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 20th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GeForce 20 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $699 | 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 |
1515 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 2080 or Radeon R9 290
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
81 FPS
$46.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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