GPUBoss Review Our evaluation of R9 290 vs 780

Gaming

Real world tests using the latest 3D games

crysis: warhead (2013), Crysis: Warhead (2012), Batman: Arkham City and 6 more

Benchmarks

Synthetic tests to measure overall performance

Passmark, 3DMark 11 Graphics, 3DMark Vantage Graphics and 3DMark06

Compute Performance

General computing tests executed on the GPU

Civilization 5 Texture Decomposition (2013) and Passmark Direct Compute

Noise and Power

How loud and hot does the card run idle and under load

TDP, Idle Noise Level, Load Noise Level, Idle Power Consumption and 1 more

GPUBoss Score

Gaming, Benchmarks, Compute Performance and Noise and Power

Winner
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 

GPUBoss recommends the EVGA GeForce GTX 780  based on its noise and power.

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Front view of GeForce GTX 780

EVGA GeForce GTX 780

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Radeon R9 290

Reasons to consider the
AMD Radeon R9 290

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More memory 4,096 MB vs 3,072 MB Around 35% more memory
Higher pixel rate 60.6 GPixel/s vs 46.4 GPixel/s More than 30% higher pixel rate
Slightly higher memory bandwidth 320 GB/s vs 288.4 GB/s More than 10% higher memory bandwidth
More render output processors 64 vs 48 16 more render output processors
Wider memory bus 512 bit vs 384 bit Around 35% wider memory bus
Front view of GeForce GTX 780

Reasons to consider the
EVGA GeForce GTX 780

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Better passmark score 8,060 vs 6,496 Around 25% better passmark score
Significantly more energy-efficient load power consumption 250W vs 381W Around 35% more energy-efficient load power consumption
Much quieter load noise level 48.1 dB vs 57.2 dB More than 15% quieter load noise level
Higher effective memory clock speed 6,008 MHz vs 5,000 MHz More than 20% higher effective memory clock speed
Significantly more energy-efficient idle power consumption 62W vs 87W Around 30% more energy-efficient idle power consumption
Better 3DMark vantage graphics score 42,870 vs 38,650 More than 10% better 3DMark vantage graphics score
Slightly better 3DMark06 score 35,080 vs 32,300 Around 10% better 3DMark06 score
Significantly higher memory clock speed 1,502 MHz vs 1,125 MHz Around 35% higher memory clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed 1,020 MHz vs 947 MHz Around 10% higher turbo clock speed
Quieter idle noise level 38 dB vs 39.5 dB Around 5% quieter idle noise level
Better passmark direct compute score 3,993 vs 2,751 More than 45% better passmark direct compute score
More texture mapping units 192 vs 160 32 more texture mapping units
Lower TDP 250W vs 300W More than 15% lower TDP

Benchmarks Real world tests of Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 780

Passmark Industry standard benchmark for overall graphics card performance

3DMark 11 Graphics Industry standard benchmark that tests DirectX 11 GPU performance

Radeon R9 290 GeForce GTX 780 @ community.futuremark.com

3DMark Vantage Graphics Industry standard benchmark that tests DirectX 10 GPU performance

Radeon R9 290 GeForce GTX 780 @ community.futuremark.com

BioShock Infinite 1920 x 1080 - Ultra preset + DX11 (DDOF)

Radeon R9 290
91.5 fps
GeForce GTX 780
95.3 fps
Radeon R9 290 GeForce GTX 780 @ anandtech.com

Civilization 5 Texture Decomp (2013) Using the newest graphics cards Civ V can speed screen transitions by reducing texture sizes

Radeon R9 290 GeForce GTX 780 @ anandtech.com

Passmark Direct Compute Measures performance of general-purpose computing using Microsoft DirectCompute

Reviews Word on the street

Radeon R9 290  vs GeForce GTX 780 

9.4
9.3
It yields additional performance to beat the GTX 780 by increasing maximum fan speed from 40% to 47.
Radeon R9 290

Comments

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Synthetic tests! LMAO
Seriously.... This is way more accurate. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1068?vs=1036
amd has slightly higher benchmarks by like 1-3 fps but noise and power consumption are better with the 780 (quieter) 4gb vs 3gb.... but if your gonna get one, i would wait for the 6gb 780 to come out
Is this website owned by Nvidia or bribed by Nvidia.
The benchmarks are complete bullshit. I recommend anyone reading here to go see individual reviews of each cards. Stay away from BiasedBoss.
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