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GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs Radeon R9 290X

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs Radeon R9 290X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

8 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDRR6X 256-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 2 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3070 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC)

Buy for $765 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 310452 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for $210 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 310453 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

8 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDRR6X 256-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 2 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3070 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC)

Buy for $765 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 310452 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for $210 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 310453 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 Ti is 2776 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

  • Performs up to 85% better in Valheim than Radeon R9 290X - 131 vs 71 FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X

  • Up to 73% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - $210.0 vs $765.0
  • Up to 49% better value when playing Valheim than GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - $2.96 vs $5.84 per FPS
This is a free version of Valheim.

Valheim

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021


FPS

131

100%

Value, $/FPS

$5.84/FPS

50.68493150684932%

Price, $

$765

27%

FPS Winner

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDRR6X 256-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 2 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3070 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC)

Buy for $765 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 310452 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


FPS

71

54.19847328244275%

Value, $/FPS

$2.96/FPS

100%

Price, $

$210

100%

Value Winner

XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for $210 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 310453 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

169.9 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

339.8 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

37.66921718658034%

Texel Fillrate

176 GTexel/s

51.79517363154796%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

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AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo

AMD Radeon R9 290X

May 31st, 2021
Release DateOct 24th, 2013
GeForce 30GenerationVolcanic Islands
$599MSRP
$549
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 12-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR6XTypeGDDR5
256-bitBus512-bit
608.3 GB/s
Bandwidth320 GB/s
1575 MHz
Base Clock Speed1000 MHz
1770 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1188 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1250 MHz

Builds Using GeForce RTX 3070 Ti or Radeon R9 290X

Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest

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