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    GeForce GTX TITAN X vs Radeon R9 290

    GeForce GTX TITAN X
    Memory: 12288Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 17 Mar 2015
    GeForce GTX TITAN X
    Radeon R9 290
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 5 Nov 2013
    Radeon R9 290

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      140%
    • Radeon R9 290
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      160%
    • Radeon R9 290
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX TITAN X

    60% higher gaming performance.
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX TITAN X

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX TITAN X

    The GeForce GTX TITAN X is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (49 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX TITAN XRadeon R9 290
    GPU NameGM200 (GM200-400-A1)vsHawaii (Hawaii PRO)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size601 mm²vs438 mm²
    Transistors8,000 millionvs6,200 million
    Shaders3072vs2560
    Compute Units24vs40
    Core clock1000 MHzvs947 MHz
    ROPs96vs64
    TMUs192vs160

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX TITAN XRadeon R9 290
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width384 bitvs512 bit
    Memory Speed1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective    		vs1250 MHz
    5000 MHz effective
    Memory Size12288 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX TITAN XRadeon R9 290
    TDP250 wattsvs275 watts
    Release Date17 Mar 2015vs5 Nov 2013

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      96.00 GP/s
    • Radeon R9 290
      60.60 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      192.00 GT/s
    • Radeon R9 290
      152.00 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      337.00 GB/s
    • Radeon R9 290
      320.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      6144.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon R9 290
      4849.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      21680
    • Radeon R9 290
      15440

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      102
    • Radeon R9 290
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      48.2
    • Radeon R9 290
      33.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      180.2
    • Radeon R9 290
      109.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      123.5
    • Radeon R9 290
      69.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      96
    • Radeon R9 290
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      152.1
    • Radeon R9 290
      113

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      149.3
    • Radeon R9 290
      95.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      60.5
    • Radeon R9 290
      42.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      141
    • Radeon R9 290
      89

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      128
    • Radeon R9 290
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      84
    • Radeon R9 290
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      130
    • Radeon R9 290
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      78
    • Radeon R9 290
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      106
    • Radeon R9 290
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      82
    • Radeon R9 290
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      83
    • Radeon R9 290
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      68
    • Radeon R9 290
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      29.9
    • Radeon R9 290
      20.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      113.7
    • Radeon R9 290
      71.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      81.3
    • Radeon R9 290
      46.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      67
    • Radeon R9 290
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Bioshock Infinite

    DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      114
    • Radeon R9 290
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      120.9
    • Radeon R9 290
      84.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      102.8
    • Radeon R9 290
      67.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      41.7
    • Radeon R9 290
      27.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      92
    • Radeon R9 290
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      83
    • Radeon R9 290
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      62
    • Radeon R9 290
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      94
    • Radeon R9 290
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      60
    • Radeon R9 290
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman Absolution

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

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      87
    • Radeon R9 290
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      72
    • Radeon R9 290
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      64
    • Radeon R9 290
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      64
    • Radeon R9 290
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      41
    • Radeon R9 290
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      29.6
    • Radeon R9 290
      17.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      55.3
    • Radeon R9 290
      35.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      41.4
    • Radeon R9 290
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      76.4
    • Radeon R9 290
      49.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      64.1
    • Radeon R9 290
      41.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      29
    • Radeon R9 290
      19.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      47
    • Radeon R9 290
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      40
    • Radeon R9 290
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      35
    • Radeon R9 290
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      48
    • Radeon R9 290
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      37
    • Radeon R9 290
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      38
    • Radeon R9 290
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      39
    • Radeon R9 290
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN X
      36
    • Radeon R9 290
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

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