GPUBoss Review Our evaluation of R9 290 vs 780 among GPUs between $200 and $400

Gaming

Radeon R9 290
7.4
GeForce GTX 780
6.7
GeForce GTX 970
7.7
Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Bioshock Infinite and 21 more

Graphics

Radeon R9 290
7.6
GeForce GTX 780
n.d.
GeForce GTX 970
9.5
T-Rex, Manhattan, Sky Diver Factor and Fire Strike Factor

Computing

Radeon R9 290
7.5
GeForce GTX 780
6.5
GeForce GTX 970
6.1
Face Detection, Ocean Surface Simulation and 3 more

Performance per Watt

Radeon R9 290
5.2
GeForce GTX 780
5.1
GeForce GTX 970
8.0
Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Bioshock Infinite and 31 more

Value

Radeon R9 290
7.8
GeForce GTX 780
5.6
GeForce GTX 970
9.5
Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Bioshock Infinite and 31 more

Noise and Power

Radeon R9 290
5.0
GeForce GTX 780
10.0
GeForce GTX 970
8.8
TDP, Idle Power Consumption, Load Power Consumption and 2 more
6.8

Overall Score

Radeon R9 290
6.8
GeForce GTX 780
5.9
GeForce GTX 970
8.1

Winner
Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 

GPUBoss recommends the Nvidia GeForce GTX 780  based on its benchmarks, compute performance and noise and power.

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AMD Radeon R9 290

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Nvidia 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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Higher memory bandwidth 320 GB/s vs 288.4 GB/s More than 10% higher memory bandwidth
More memory 4,096 MB vs 3,072 MB Around 35% more memory
Higher clock speed 947 MHz vs 863 MHz Around 10% higher clock speed
Higher pixel rate 60.6 GPixel/s vs 41.4 GPixel/s More than 45% higher pixel rate
Better floating-point performance 4,800 GFLOPS vs 3,977 GFLOPS More than 20% better floating-point performance
More render output processors 64 vs 48 16 more render output processors
Significantly wider memory bus 512 bit vs 384 bit Around 35% wider memory bus
More shading units 2,560 vs 2,304 256 more shading units
Front view of GeForce GTX 780

Reasons to consider the
Nvidia GeForce GTX 780

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Better PassMark score 7,976 vs 7,049 Around 15% better PassMark score
Higher effective memory clock speed 6,008 MHz vs 5,000 MHz More than 20% higher effective memory clock speed
Better 3DMark06 score 35,080 vs 32,300 Around 10% better 3DMark06 score
Better 3DMark vantage graphics score 42,870 vs 38,650 More than 10% better 3DMark vantage graphics score
Significantly better particle simulation score 969.5 mInteraction/s vs 483.87 mInteraction/s More than 2x better particle simulation score
More texture mapping units 192 vs 160 32 more texture mapping units
Significantly higher memory clock speed 1,502 MHz vs 1,125 MHz Around 35% higher memory clock speed
Slightly higher texture rate 165.7 GTexel/s vs 152 GTexel/s Around 10% higher texture rate
Better PassMark direct compute score 3,971 vs 3,242 More than 20% better PassMark direct compute score
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 performanceData courtesy Passmark

Radeon R9 290
7,049
GeForce GTX 780
7,976

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

Radeon R9 290
14,570
GeForce GTX 780
14,020

Bitcoin mining Data courtesy CompuBench

Radeon R9 290
547.72 mHash/s
GeForce GTX 780
254.53 mHash/s

Face detection Data courtesy CompuBench

Radeon R9 290
108.76 mPixels/s
GeForce GTX 780
66.08 mPixels/s

Ocean surface simulation Data courtesy CompuBench

Radeon R9 290
2,473.76 frames/s
GeForce GTX 780
1,324.11 frames/s

Particle simulation Data courtesy CompuBench

Radeon R9 290
483.87 mInteraction/s
GeForce GTX 780
969.5 mInteraction/s

T-Rex (Compubench 1.5) Data courtesy CompuBench

Radeon R9 290
10.11 frames/s
GeForce GTX 780
6.96 frames/s

Video composition Data courtesy CompuBench

Radeon R9 290
98.77 frames/s
GeForce GTX 780
90.91 frames/s

Reviews Word on the street

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

Comments

Showing 12 comments.
⎛ Gabriel B.C⎞ (11:10 AM, January 4, 2017)
crap site ever
Nicolaus Vicent (12:04 PM, October 8, 2016)
That true if you check r9 290 vs gtx 780 almost all categoriy show r9 290 is stronger but at the end gtx 780 is winner .they look stup
Kenny Darmawan (05:20 PM, January 22, 2015)
Yeah this is real benchmarks, GPUboss is NVidia partners using the money for benchmarks result
Kenny Darmawan (05:19 PM, January 22, 2015)
yeah this website is not trusted
Kenny Darmawan (05:19 PM, January 22, 2015)
This website is NVidia Partner, u know R9 290 beat GTX 780 easily? R9 290 is worth to comapre with GTX 780 ti, this website only show ( bioshock infinite ) benchmarks to trick someone for GTX 780 as the winner.... FREAK ..!!!!
Brian Blair (02:49 PM, January 2, 2015)
How the xxxx does the 780 get a higher rating over the R9 290 when the 290 beats it in gaming benchmarks! http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1068?vs=1036 Wattage and temps mean nothing! When you buy a high end GPU you obviously have the money to purchase a case with correct airflow. And any good 700watt PSU will run a GTX 780 or a R9 290 without a hitch. Even some 600watt units will run either GPU. And besides they are for some stupid reason pretending that the R9 290 uses more watts than it actually does! It only has a 275 Watt TDP and only uses up to 295 watts under load! the GTX 780 has a 250 Watt TDP, and uses close to 290 watts under load. However both cards only have a 25 watt TDP difference. That means nothing when it comes to high end cards. Also the temps of both cards are not far from each other either. Both cards can get to the 90's if you do not have correct airflow. (sigh) I would never rate a GPU higher than another GPU that outperforms it. This is insane! And if the price for the R9 290 is well under $300 it is priced at $279! And the 780 is well over $500, LOL, Even the new GTX 970 that has the same performance as the 780 is more expensive at $340. So when I upgrade later this year it is going to be a R9 290. I was going to get the GTX 970. But they never dropped the price on the GTX 970 at all! So why on earth would I pay $340 for a GPU when I can get a faster GPU for $279? $61 dollars can buy four decent cases of Natural light LOL. Besides I already have a R9 series GPU, So I should not be wasting money on another anyway. To be honest The AMD GPU's under $200 are more than you need for a couple of years! Even my old 650 Ti will be good for while longer.
Barack Obama (01:01 AM, September 18, 2014)
Barack Obama support your comment.
rock1m1 (08:02 AM, July 14, 2014)
Synthetic tests! LMAO
Takino (03:16 PM, June 9, 2014)
Seriously.... This is way more accurate. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1068?vs=1036
Jason (12:00 PM, May 9, 2014)
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
Ace (12:25 AM, April 16, 2014)
Is this website owned by Nvidia or bribed by Nvidia.
no_im_not_a_amd_fanboi (06:58 PM, April 6, 2014)
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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