GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q vs Radeon R9 290

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 290 with GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

R9 290
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 275 Watt
19.49

RTX 2070 Max-Q outperforms R9 290 by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking279206
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.48no data
Power efficiency5.2025.50
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameHawaiiTU106B
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date5 November 2013 (11 years ago)29 January 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores25602304
Core clock speed947 MHz885 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1185 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate151.5170.6
Floating-point processing power4.849 TFLOPS5.46 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs160144
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length275 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth320.0 GB/s384.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

R9 290 19.49
RTX 2070 Max-Q 27.80
+42.6%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R9 290 8093
RTX 2070 Max-Q 11541
+42.6%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

R9 290 11860
RTX 2070 Max-Q 17335
+46.2%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD65−70
−50.8%
98
+50.8%
1440p40−45
−50%
60
+50%
4K27−30
−44.4%
39
+44.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.14no data
1440p9.98no data
4K14.78no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 92
+0%
92
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Fortnite 122
+0%
122
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 121
+0%
121
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 148
+0%
148
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 88
+0%
88
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Dota 2 127
+0%
127
+0%
Far Cry 5 95
+0%
95
+0%
Fortnite 115
+0%
115
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 118
+0%
118
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90
+0%
90
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Metro Exodus 61
+0%
61
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 128
+0%
128
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+0%
122
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 89
+0%
89
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Dota 2 121
+0%
121
+0%
Far Cry 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 98
+0%
98
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 93
+0%
93
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+0%
64
+0%
Valorant 129
+0%
129
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100
+0%
100
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 66
+0%
66
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 76
+0%
76
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 69
+0%
69
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 22
+0%
22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+0%
45
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 42
+0%
42
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Dota 2 93
+0%
93
+0%
Far Cry 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 36
+0%
36
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 32
+0%
32
+0%

This is how R9 290 and RTX 2070 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is 51% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is 50% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is 44% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.49 27.80
Recency 5 November 2013 29 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 80 Watt

RTX 2070 Max-Q has a 42.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 243.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 290 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 290 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q is a notebook one.

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