AMD Radeon R9 290 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is ahead by 7% on our index and meets the recommended card of 23 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 14 15
Video memory 4 GB 4 GB
Rated power 275 W 145 W
Launch price $399 $329
Index per $100 3.5 4.6
Games at recommended 183 206
Released20132014
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21213
- Fortnite1415
- Palworld1415
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon R9 290; right: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 runs at recommended
- It Takes Two
- ULTRAKILL
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Destiny 2
- Resident Evil 2
- DOOM Eternal
- Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
- Half-Life: Alyx
And 15 more.
Quick answers
Is the AMD Radeon R9 290 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970?
No — the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 scores 15 on our index to the AMD Radeon R9 290's 14, a 7% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The AMD Radeon R9 290 meets the recommended graphics card of 183 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, 206.