Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 Ti and Radeon R9 290, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1070 Ti
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 180 Watt
38.07
+81.5%

GTX 1070 Ti outperforms R9 290 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking115256
Place by popularity69not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation31.857.89
Power efficiency15.265.50
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameGP104Hawaii
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 November 2017 (6 years ago)5 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 Ti has 304% better value for money than R9 290.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores24322560
Core clock speed1607 MHz947 MHz
Boost clock speed1683 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 million6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt275 Watt
Texture fill rate255.8151.5
Floating-point processing power8.186 TFLOPS4.849 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs152160

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm275 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.3 GB/s320.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1070 Ti 38.07
+81.5%
R9 290 20.97

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1070 Ti 14692
+81.5%
R9 290 8093

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1070 Ti 18405
+55.2%
R9 290 11860

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD107
+94.5%
55−60
−94.5%
1440p65
+85.7%
35−40
−85.7%
4K50
+85.2%
27−30
−85.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+103%
40−45
−103%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+89.2%
65−70
−89.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+92.5%
40−45
−92.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%
Far Cry 5 100
+81.8%
55−60
−81.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+90%
50−55
−90%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+89%
100−105
−89%
Hitman 3 80−85
+103%
40−45
−103%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+88.2%
85−90
−88.2%
Metro Exodus 138
+84%
75−80
−84%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+100%
45−50
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+84%
75−80
−84%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+95.4%
65−70
−95.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+103%
40−45
−103%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%
Battlefield 5 60
+100%
30−33
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+92.5%
40−45
−92.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%
Far Cry 5 82
+82.2%
45−50
−82.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 44
+83.3%
24−27
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+89%
100−105
−89%
Hitman 3 80−85
+103%
40−45
−103%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+88.2%
85−90
−88.2%
Metro Exodus 122
+87.7%
65−70
−87.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+100%
45−50
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+84%
75−80
−84%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+97.5%
40−45
−97.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+95.4%
65−70
−95.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+110%
30−33
−110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+92.5%
40−45
−92.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%
Far Cry 5 59
+96.7%
30−33
−96.7%
Forza Horizon 4 100
+81.8%
55−60
−81.8%
Hitman 3 80−85
+103%
40−45
−103%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+88.2%
85−90
−88.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+84%
75−80
−84%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+106%
35−40
−106%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+95.4%
65−70
−95.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+100%
45−50
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+100%
40−45
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 64
+82.9%
35−40
−82.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
+100%
24−27
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+100%
21−24
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+87.5%
24−27
−87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%
Far Cry 5 42
+100%
21−24
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+95.5%
110−120
−95.5%
Hitman 3 45−50
+104%
24−27
−104%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+82.2%
45−50
−82.2%
Metro Exodus 76
+90%
40−45
−90%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+84%
50−55
−84%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+83.3%
30−33
−83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+89%
100−105
−89%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+85.7%
35−40
−85.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+90.5%
21−24
−90.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 35
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Hitman 3 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+87.4%
95−100
−87.4%
Metro Exodus 42
+100%
21−24
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 47
+95.8%
24−27
−95.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Far Cry 5 23
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Forza Horizon 4 55
+83.3%
30−33
−83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+92.6%
27−30
−92.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%

This is how GTX 1070 Ti and R9 290 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 Ti is 95% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 Ti is 86% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1070 Ti is 85% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.07 20.97
Recency 2 November 2017 5 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 275 Watt

GTX 1070 Ti has a 81.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 52.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 290 in performance tests.


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