GeForce GTX 750 vs Radeon R9 290

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 290 and GeForce GTX 750, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 290
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 275 Watt
21.00
+142%

R9 290 outperforms GTX 750 by a whopping 142% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking262496
Place by popularitynot in top-10077
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.024.59
Power efficiency5.2410.82
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameHawaiiGM107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date5 November 2013 (11 years ago)18 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $119

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 290 has 75% better value for money than GTX 750.

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 cores2560512
Core clock speed947 MHz1020 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1085 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt55 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data95 °C
Texture fill rate151.534.72
Floating-point processing power4.849 TFLOPS1.111 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs16032

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).

Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length275 mm145 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth320.0 GB/s80 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One mini-HDMI
Multi monitor supportno data3 displays
HDMI++
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D-+
3D Gaming-+
3D Vision-+
3D Vision Live-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA-+

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.

R9 290 21.00
+142%
GTX 750 8.68

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.

R9 290 8093
+142%
GTX 750 3343

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.

R9 290 11860
+199%
GTX 750 3970

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.00 8.68
Recency 5 November 2013 18 February 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 55 Watt

R9 290 has a 141.9% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 750, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 290 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 750 in performance tests.


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