GPUBoss Review Our evaluation of R9 290 vs 780 Ti

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

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti 

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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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Significantly better 3DMark06 score 32,300 vs 15,619 More than 2x better 3DMark06 score
Higher clock speed 947 MHz vs 875 MHz Around 10% higher clock speed
More memory 4,096 MB vs 3,072 MB Around 35% more memory
More render output processors 64 vs 48 16 more render output processors
Higher pixel rate 60.6 GPixel/s vs 52.5 GPixel/s More than 15% higher pixel rate
Wider memory bus 512 bit vs 384 bit Around 35% wider memory bus
Front view of GeForce GTX 780 Ti

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti

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Better passmark score 9,014 vs 6,491 Around 40% better passmark score
Significantly higher effective memory clock speed 7,000 MHz vs 5,000 MHz 40% higher effective memory clock speed
Better 3DMark vantage graphics score 46,186 vs 38,650 Around 20% better 3DMark vantage graphics score
Higher texture rate 210 GTexel/s vs 152 GTexel/s Around 40% higher texture rate
Significantly quieter load noise level 51.7 dB vs 57.2 dB Around 10% quieter load noise level
Much higher memory clock speed 1,752 MHz vs 1,125 MHz More than 55% higher memory clock speed
More texture mapping units 240 vs 160 80 more texture mapping units
Significantly better passmark direct compute score 4,653 vs 2,750 Around 70% better passmark direct compute score
Higher turbo clock speed 1,020 MHz vs 947 MHz Around 10% higher turbo clock speed
Higher BioShock infinite framerate 116.4 fps vs 91.5 fps More than 25% higher BioShock infinite framerate
More energy-efficient idle power consumption 80W vs 87W Around 10% more energy-efficient idle power consumption
Quieter idle noise level 38.6 dB vs 39.5 dB Almost the same
More shading units 2,880 vs 2,560 320 more shading units
Better civilization 5 texture decomposition (2013) score 396 vs 367 Around 10% better civilization 5 texture decomposition (2013) score
Lower TDP 250W vs 300W More than 15% lower TDP

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

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 Ti @ community.futuremark.com

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

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

Radeon R9 290
91.5 fps
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
116.4 fps

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

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

Reviews Word on the street

Radeon R9 290  vs GeForce GTX 780 Ti 

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

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