amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2560
Cores320 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R9 290
VS
nvidia
Brand11GB GDDR5X
Memory3584
Cores484.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
AMD Radeon R9 290
4GB GDDR5 275W $399 Nov 2013
Radeon R9 290
$399 • Nov 2013
VS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
$699 • Mar 2017
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
11GB GDDR5X 250W $699 Mar 2017
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 290 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 11 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5X |
| TDP | 275 W | 250 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | N/A | 1582 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 484.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 160 | 224 |
| ROPs | 64 | 88 |
| Memory Bus | 512-bit | 352-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1250 MHz | 1376 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 60.61 GPixel/s | 139.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320 GTexel/s | 484.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 4.849 GFLOPS | 11.34 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.00 MB | 2.75 MB |
| Die Size | 438 mm² | 471 mm² |
| Transistors | 6200 Million | 11800 Million |
| Required PSU | 600 W | 600 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
3535
AMD Radeon R9 290
9688 (+174%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
41610
AMD Radeon R9 290
74966 (+80%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
AMD Radeon R9 290
118.7 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8150
AMD Radeon R9 290
18594 (+128%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Game Benchmarks Comparison (153 benchmarks)
Project CARS 2
7.1 2017 • Racing Slightly Mad Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+169%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+159%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+167%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
7.9 2017 • Adventure, RPG, Strategy Larian Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+129%)
AVG 158 FPS
MIN 134 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+176%)
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 125 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+186%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™
7.5 2017 • Action Arkane Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+179%)
AVG 120 FPS
MIN 116 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+240%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+300%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
ReCore: Definitive Edition
7.9 2018 • Action, Adventure Armature Studio, LLC, Comcept
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+176%)
AVG 171 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+214%)
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+192%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
ARK: Survival Evolved
6.1 2017 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Massively Multiplayer Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+229%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+243%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+213%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 8 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
>observer_
6.5 2017 • Adventure, Indie Bloober Team SA
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+144%)
AVG 149 FPS
MIN 130 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+182%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (+194%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Wins!
Based on 153 benchmarks across 51 games
36
Avg FPS
Radeon R9 290
VS
+161.6%
94
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
AMD Radeon R9 290
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
0
Wins
36
Avg FPS
29
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
NVIDIA • 11GB GDDR5X
151
Wins
94
Avg FPS
78
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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