TITAN RTX vs Radeon R9 290

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 290 and TITAN RTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 290
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 275 Watt
20.97

TITAN RTX outperforms R9 290 by a whopping 133% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking25663
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.892.10
Power efficiency5.5012.59
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameHawaiiTU102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date5 November 2013 (10 years ago)18 December 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $2,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 290 has 276% better value for money than TITAN RTX.

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 cores25604608
Core clock speed947 MHz1350 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt280 Watt
Texture fill rate151.5509.8
Floating-point processing power4.849 TFLOPS16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs160288
Tensor Coresno data576
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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
Length275 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth320.0 GB/s672.0 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 DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-7.5

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 20.97
TITAN RTX 48.87
+133%

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
TITAN RTX 18858
+133%

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
TITAN RTX 35884
+203%

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 HD65−70
−151%
163
+151%
1440p40−45
−160%
104
+160%
4K30−35
−147%
74
+147%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 104
+0%
104
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 104
+0%
104
+0%
Battlefield 5 209
+0%
209
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 143
+0%
143
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Far Cry 5 127
+0%
127
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 201
+0%
201
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 281
+0%
281
+0%
Hitman 3 117
+0%
117
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 348
+0%
348
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 127
+0%
127
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 206
+0%
206
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 215
+0%
215
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 186
+0%
186
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 88
+0%
88
+0%
Battlefield 5 203
+0%
203
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 131
+0%
131
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Far Cry 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 154
+0%
154
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 254
+0%
254
+0%
Hitman 3 116
+0%
116
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 336
+0%
336
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 286
+0%
286
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 204
+0%
204
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 79
+0%
79
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80
+0%
80
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 102
+0%
102
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 175
+0%
175
+0%
Hitman 3 111
+0%
111
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 218
+0%
218
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 242
+0%
242
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 139
+0%
139
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 86
+0%
86
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 123
+0%
123
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+0%
66
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 79
+0%
79
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
+0%
66
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Hitman 3 100
+0%
100
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 168
+0%
168
+0%
Metro Exodus 114
+0%
114
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 183
+0%
183
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 205
+0%
205
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 119
+0%
119
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 88
+0%
88
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 67
+0%
67
+0%
Hitman 3 48
+0%
48
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150
+0%
150
+0%
Metro Exodus 121
+0%
121
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 103
+0%
103
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 52
+0%
52
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 43
+0%
43
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+0%
50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+0%
33
+0%
Far Cry 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 114
+0%
114
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 109
+0%
109
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 43
+0%
43
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+0%
74
+0%

This is how R9 290 and TITAN RTX compete in popular games:

  • TITAN RTX is 151% faster in 1080p
  • TITAN RTX is 160% faster in 1440p
  • TITAN RTX is 147% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.97 48.87
Recency 5 November 2013 18 December 2018
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 280 Watt

R9 290 has 1.8% lower power consumption.

TITAN RTX, on the other hand, has a 133% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The TITAN RTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 290 in performance tests.


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