GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
585%
585%
AMD Radeon R9 290X
17%
17%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is approximately 568% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GB203 | Hawaii |
| CoresDifferent | 8960 | 2816 |
| TMUsDifferent | 280 | 176 |
| ROPsDifferent | 96 | 64 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR7 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 512 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GB203 | Hawaii |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GB203-300-A1 | Hawaii XT(215-0852000) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Blackwell 2.0 | GCN 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process TypeDifferent | 4N FinFET | N/A |
| Process SizeDifferent | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 45,600 million | 6,200 million |
| DensityDifferent | 120.6M / mm² | 14.2M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 378 mm² | 438 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Feb 20th, 2025 | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| AnnouncedDifferent | Jan 6th, 2025 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 50 | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 40 | Sea Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 749 USD | 549 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 48 in our database | 147 in our database |
| SuccessorDifferent | N/A | Pirate Islands |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 2295 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 2452 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1750 MHz28 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 1000 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR7 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 512 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 896.0 GB/s | 320.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 8960 | 2816 |
| TMUsDifferent | 280 | 176 |
| ROPsDifferent | 96 | 64 |
| SM CountDifferent | 70 | N/A |
| Tensor CoresDifferent | 280 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 70 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 128 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 48 MB | 1024 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 44 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 235.4 GPixel/s | 64.00 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 686.6 GTexel/s | 176.0 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 43.94 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 43.94 TFLOPS | 5.632 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 686.6 GFLOPS (1:64) | 704.0 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 304 mm12 inches | 275 mm10.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 137 mm5.4 inches | 109 mm4.3 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 48 mm1.9 inches | 36 mm1.4 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 300 W | 290 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 700 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.1b3x DisplayPort 2.1b | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 16-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG147 SKU 60 | 109-C67157-00_02, 109-C67157-00C_03 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.4 | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 12.0 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 6.5 |
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