GeForce GTX 1080 vs Radeon R9 290
Summary
GeForce GTX 1080
195%
Radeon R9 290
100%
Relative performance
GeForce GTX 1080
204%
Radeon R9 290
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1080 |
| 104% higher gaming performance. |
| 95 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 290 . |
| 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) |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
Reasons to consider Radeon R9 290 |
| 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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 GeForce GTX 1080
The GeForce GTX 1080 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (29 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1080 | | Radeon R9 290 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GP104 (GP104-400-A1) | vs | Hawaii (Hawaii PRO) |
| Fab Process | 16 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 314 mm² | vs | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 7,200 million | vs | 6,200 million |
| Shaders | 2560 | vs | 2560 |
| Compute Units | 20 | vs | 40 |
| Core clock | 1607 MHz | vs | 947 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | vs | 64 |
| TMUs | 160 | vs | 160 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1080 | | Radeon R9 290 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5X | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 512 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1251 MHz
10008 MHz effective | vs | 1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | vs | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1080 | | Radeon R9 290 | |
|---|
| TDP | 180 watts | vs | 275 watts |
| Release Date | 27 May 2016 | vs | 5 Nov 2013 |
GeForce GTX 1080
102.80 GP/s
Radeon R9 290
60.60 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1080
257.10 GT/s
Radeon R9 290
152.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1080
320.00 GB/s
Radeon R9 290
320.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1080
8228.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 290
4849.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1080
30160
Radeon R9 290
15440
Points (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
GeForce GTX 1080
120
Radeon R9 290
53
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
GeForce GTX 1080
124
Radeon R9 290
59
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1080
176
Radeon R9 290
89
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
GeForce GTX 1080
134
Radeon R9 290
66
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1080
110
Radeon R9 290
67
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 1080
159
Radeon R9 290
83
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1080
107
Radeon R9 290
69
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1080
133
Radeon R9 290
57
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 1080
105
Radeon R9 290
45
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1080
108
Radeon R9 290
60
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
GeForce GTX 1080
86
Radeon R9 290
38
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
GeForce GTX 1080
85
Radeon R9 290
43
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1080
112
Radeon R9 290
57
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
GeForce GTX 1080
103
Radeon R9 290
43
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1080
80
Radeon R9 290
48
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 1080
114
Radeon R9 290
53
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1080
81
Radeon R9 290
55
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1080
90
Radeon R9 290
40
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 1080
82
Radeon R9 290
35
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1080
79
Radeon R9 290
41
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
GeForce GTX 1080
48
Radeon R9 290
23
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
GeForce GTX 1080
59
Radeon R9 290
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
GeForce GTX 1080
57
Radeon R9 290
19
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1080
44
Radeon R9 290
26
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 1080
58
Radeon R9 290
27
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 1080
47
Radeon R9 290
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
GeForce GTX 1080
47
Radeon R9 290
22
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 1080
48
Radeon R9 290
21
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 1080
44
Radeon R9 290
24
FPS (higher is better)