Radeon r9 290x vs GTX 970

[semitop]

Been checking how the 290x looks against the 970 I had before.

290x at 0% power target	290x at -25% power target
290x at -50% power target	GTX 970 Stock (boosted to ~1308 MHz IIRC

So I could reduce consumption on the 290x and have it run similar to 970. The 290x is under windows 10 though.

[pezz]

You need to try other stuff. That benchmark is heavily biased towards Nvidia.

[Powpow]

That's weird the score keeps getting less as the consumption increases. Is this normal?

[pezz]

That's weird the score keeps getting less as the consumption increases. Is this normal?

He is decreasing the power consumption -_-

[Powpow]

He is decreasing the power consumption -_-

Oh my bad , never saw the minus.

[sk@tta]

So the 290X at reduced power consumption is on par with a GTX 970 OC'ed? Does that mean the 290X performs better at graphics but bad at Power consumtion?

[semitop]

Not really sure the details

I decided to do away with the power limit reduction and underclock in favor of undervolting instead. Just found out how to do it. The card was at +63mV and got it to work with the same 1080Mhz Factory OC at -31mV. Seems to save more power than the previous underclock setup and runs full speed. A good bit under 200W I hope. Max temps been 74 Degrees.



The first result I post for the 290x at 0% was clocked at 1Ghz. Previous owner flipped bios switch to that. The default bios is 1080Mhz. So the performance bump is not just windows 10.

[pezz]

I just sold one of my r9 290s. Sold it while it still has value.

Bought it for $220. Sold for $240.

All you people spending $500 on mid range gpu will be sorry next year.

[Powpow]

I just sold one of my r9 290s. Sold it while it still has value.

Bought it for $220. Sold for $240.

All you people spending $500 on mid range gpu will be sorry next year.

Dam I hope my mid ranged 970 won't be obselete for 1080p gaming next year, cause I don't plan to upgrade it again till the following year .

[pezz]

Dam I hope my mid ranged 970 won't be obselete for 1080p gaming next year, cause I don't plan to upgrade it again till the following year .

Lets step into reality...

a gtx 970/980/290/290x already is struggling at 1080p with some games.

What it comes down to is how much you paid for the performance. I paid $220 for one and $240 for my second.
I sold one of mine for $240. I got alot of performance with the money I paid.

So it all depends on how much you paid for your 970. So hopefully you didnt pay lots for a card that can barely handle 1080p at this point.

I can afford a Fury or 980. But for $500? Not a rahtid. The performance they offer isnt worth it.

And on a second note. See how far down the list the Gtx 780/780ti/ titan x has fallen. All these cards were faster than r9 290 at launch.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages...review,15.html