GeForce GTX 1630 vs Radeon R9 290

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Aggregate performance score

R9 290
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 275 Watt
20.93
+62%

Radeon R9 290 outperforms GeForce GTX 1630 by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking244363
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.4512.79
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameHawaiiTU117
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date5 November 2013 (10 years ago)28 June 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data
Current price$20 (0.1x MSRP)$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1630 has 3% better value for money than R9 290.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2560512
Core clock speed947 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1785 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate151.557.12
Floating-point performance4,849 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length275 mm145 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth320.0 GB/s96 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDAno data7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R9 290 20.93
+62%
GTX 1630 12.92

Radeon R9 290 outperforms GeForce GTX 1630 by 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R9 290 8093
+62.1%
GTX 1630 4993

Radeon R9 290 outperforms GeForce GTX 1630 by 62% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.93 12.92
Recency 5 November 2013 28 June 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 75 Watt

The Radeon R9 290 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1630 in performance tests.


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