GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
634%
634%
AMD Radeon R9 290
22%
22%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is approximately 612% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GB205 | Hawaii |
| CoresDifferent | 6144 | 2560 |
| TMUsDifferent | 192 | 160 |
| ROPsDifferent | 80 | 64 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 12 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR7 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 192 bit | 512 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GB205 | Hawaii |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GB205-300-A1 | Hawaii PRO(215-0852020) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Blackwell 2.0 | GCN 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process TypeDifferent | 4N FinFET | N/A |
| Process SizeDifferent | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 31,100 million | 6,200 million |
| DensityDifferent | 118.3M / mm² | 14.2M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 263 mm² | 438 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Mar 4th, 2025 | Nov 5th, 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 | 549 USD | 399 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 44 in our database | 69 in our database |
| SuccessorDifferent | N/A | Pirate Islands |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 2325 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 2512 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1750 MHz28 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 947 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 12 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR7 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 192 bit | 512 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 672.0 GB/s | 320.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 6144 | 2560 |
| TMUsDifferent | 192 | 160 |
| ROPsDifferent | 80 | 64 |
| SM CountDifferent | 48 | N/A |
| Tensor CoresDifferent | 192 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 48 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 128 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 48 MB | 1024 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 40 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 201.0 GPixel/s | 60.61 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 482.3 GTexel/s | 151.5 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 30.87 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 30.87 TFLOPS | 4.849 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 482.3 GFLOPS (1:64) | 606.1 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 245 mm9.6 inches | 275 mm10.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 115 mm4.5 inches | 109 mm4.3 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 40 mm1.6 inches | 36 mm1.4 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 250 W | 275 W |
| Suggested PSU | 600 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 70 | 109-C67157-00_02 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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