GeForce GTX 970 Vs Radeon R9 290X - HWBench

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GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon R9 290X

GeForce GTX 970Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOPRelease date: 19 Sep 2014

Radeon R9 290XMemory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOPRelease date: 24 Oct 2013

Summary

Synthetic performance index

• GeForce GTX 970100%
• Radeon R9 290X102%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

• GeForce GTX 970100%
• Radeon R9 290X109%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970

142 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 290X .

This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.

Supports PhysX

Supports G-Sync

Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider Radeon R9 290X

9% higher gaming performance.

Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute

Supports FreeSync

Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

Supports TrueAudio

Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

HWBench recommends Radeon R9 290X

The Radeon R9 290X is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (71 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 970	Radeon R9 290X
GPU Name	GM204 (GM204-200-A1)	vs	Hawaii (Hawaii XT)
Fab Process	28 nm	vs	28 nm
Die Size	398 mm²	vs	438 mm²
Transistors	5,200 million	vs	6,200 million
Shaders	1664	vs	2816
Compute Units	13	vs	44
Core clock	1050 MHz	vs	1000 MHz
ROPs	56	vs	64
TMUs	104	vs	176

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 970	Radeon R9 290X
Memory Type	GDDR5	vs	GDDR5
Bus Width	256 bit	vs	512 bit
Memory Speed	1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective	vs	1250 MHz 5000 MHz effective
Memory Size	4096 Mb	vs	4096 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 970	Radeon R9 290X
TDP	148 watts	vs	290 watts
Release Date	19 Sep 2014	vs	24 Oct 2013

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

• GeForce GTX 97058.80 GP/s
• Radeon R9 290X64.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

• GeForce GTX 970109.20 GT/s
• Radeon R9 290X176.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

• GeForce GTX 970224.40 GB/s
• Radeon R9 290X320.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

• GeForce GTX 9703494.00 GFLOPs
• Radeon R9 290X5632.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

• GeForce GTX 97015750
• Radeon R9 290X16210

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

1920x1080 (Full HD)2560x1440 (WQHD)3840x2160 (4K)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

• GeForce GTX 97064
• Radeon R9 290X57

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

• GeForce GTX 97032.1
• Radeon R9 290X35.5

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

• GeForce GTX 970114.7
• Radeon R9 290X120.6

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

• GeForce GTX 97079.6
• Radeon R9 290X74.3

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

• GeForce GTX 97055
• Radeon R9 290X66

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

• GeForce GTX 970112.5
• Radeon R9 290X113.3

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

• GeForce GTX 970101
• Radeon R9 290X105.7

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

• GeForce GTX 97042.3
• Radeon R9 290X46.2

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

• GeForce GTX 97091
• Radeon R9 290X100

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

• GeForce GTX 97088
• Radeon R9 290X73

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 4

• GeForce GTX 97068.6
• Radeon R9 290X71.7

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

• GeForce GTX 97062
• Radeon R9 290X68

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

• GeForce GTX 97079
• Radeon R9 290X83

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

• GeForce GTX 97053
• Radeon R9 290X75

FPS (higher is better)

Mad Max

• GeForce GTX 970102.4
• Radeon R9 290X107.2

FPS (higher is better)

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

• GeForce GTX 97096
• Radeon R9 290X81.7

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

• GeForce GTX 97085
• Radeon R9 290X99.8

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

• GeForce GTX 97063
• Radeon R9 290X60

FPS (higher is better)

Ryse

• GeForce GTX 97076.4
• Radeon R9 290X88.7

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

• GeForce GTX 97053
• Radeon R9 290X49

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

• GeForce GTX 97061
• Radeon R9 290X64

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

• GeForce GTX 97057
• Radeon R9 290X61

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs

• GeForce GTX 97078.7
• Radeon R9 290X74.7

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

• GeForce GTX 97041
• Radeon R9 290X41

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

• GeForce GTX 97020.6
• Radeon R9 290X22.9

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

• GeForce GTX 97070.2
• Radeon R9 290X77.5

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

• GeForce GTX 97050.5
• Radeon R9 290X49.8

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

• GeForce GTX 97040
• Radeon R9 290X48

FPS (higher is better)

Bioshock Infinite

DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

• GeForce GTX 97073
• Radeon R9 290X62

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

• GeForce GTX 97083.5
• Radeon R9 290X89.7

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

• GeForce GTX 97069.4
• Radeon R9 290X76.5

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

• GeForce GTX 97025.7
• Radeon R9 290X29.9

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

• GeForce GTX 97058
• Radeon R9 290X63

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

• GeForce GTX 97054
• Radeon R9 290X47

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 4

• GeForce GTX 97046.3
• Radeon R9 290X51.6

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

• GeForce GTX 97043
• Radeon R9 290X50

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

• GeForce GTX 97055
• Radeon R9 290X58

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

• GeForce GTX 97037
• Radeon R9 290X59

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman Absolution

DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

• GeForce GTX 97054
• Radeon R9 290X67

FPS (higher is better)

Mad Max

• GeForce GTX 97065.7
• Radeon R9 290X72.2

FPS (higher is better)

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

• GeForce GTX 97060.4
• Radeon R9 290X49.9

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

• GeForce GTX 97058.6
• Radeon R9 290X71.2

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

• GeForce GTX 97042
• Radeon R9 290X43

FPS (higher is better)

Ryse

• GeForce GTX 97055.2
• Radeon R9 290X66.6

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

• GeForce GTX 97042
• Radeon R9 290X39

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

• GeForce GTX 97044
• Radeon R9 290X49

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

• GeForce GTX 97040
• Radeon R9 290X44

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs

• GeForce GTX 97054.5
• Radeon R9 290X54.2

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

• GeForce GTX 97025
• Radeon R9 290X25

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

• GeForce GTX 97020.9
• Radeon R9 290X20.2

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

• GeForce GTX 97033.8
• Radeon R9 290X38.5

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

• GeForce GTX 97024.7
• Radeon R9 290X25.6

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

• GeForce GTX 97021
• Radeon R9 290X26

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

• GeForce GTX 97049.3
• Radeon R9 290X56.4

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

• GeForce GTX 97041.6
• Radeon R9 290X48.8

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

• GeForce GTX 97017.7
• Radeon R9 290X20.7

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

• GeForce GTX 97029
• Radeon R9 290X32

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

• GeForce GTX 97026
• Radeon R9 290X22

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 4

• GeForce GTX 97023.8
• Radeon R9 290X28.3

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

• GeForce GTX 97023
• Radeon R9 290X28

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

• GeForce GTX 97027
• Radeon R9 290X31

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

• GeForce GTX 97019
• Radeon R9 290X31

FPS (higher is better)

Mad Max

• GeForce GTX 97032.6
• Radeon R9 290X36.9

FPS (higher is better)

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

• GeForce GTX 97027.7
• Radeon R9 290X25.1

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

• GeForce GTX 97032.8
• Radeon R9 290X39.9

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

• GeForce GTX 97019
• Radeon R9 290X24

FPS (higher is better)

Ryse

• GeForce GTX 97027
• Radeon R9 290X33.5

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

• GeForce GTX 97025
• Radeon R9 290X24

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

• GeForce GTX 97024
• Radeon R9 290X26

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

• GeForce GTX 97018
• Radeon R9 290X25

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs

• GeForce GTX 97028.6
• Radeon R9 290X30.1

FPS (higher is better)

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