NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X vs AMD Radeon R9 290X

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X and AMD Radeon R9 290X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 14% higher boost clock speed: 1075 MHz vs 947 MHz
Around 9% higher texture fill rate: 192 billion / sec vs 176.0 GTexel / s
Around 9% higher pipelines: 3072 vs 2816
Around 19% better floating-point performance: 6,691 gflops vs 5,632 gflops
3x more maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 4 GB
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 13048 vs 8644
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 847 vs 770
Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 157.231 vs 114.883
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 12.245 vs 11.12
Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9834 vs 8729
Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9834 vs 8729
Around 32% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 5222 vs 3962

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	17 March 2015 vs 24 October 2013
Boost clock speed	1075 MHz vs 947 MHz
Texture fill rate	192 billion / sec vs 176.0 GTexel / s
Pipelines	3072 vs 2816
Floating-point performance	6,691 gflops vs 5,632 gflops
Maximum memory size	12 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	13048 vs 8644
PassMark - G2D Mark	847 vs 770
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	157.231 vs 114.883
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	12.245 vs 11.12
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9834 vs 8729
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9834 vs 8729
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	5222 vs 3962

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 290X

178.6x more memory clock speed: 1250 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 42419 vs 40196
Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2460.464 vs 1722.566
3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 120.942 vs 38.225
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 628.757 vs 518.554
Around 91% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 7055 vs 3700
Around 91% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 7055 vs 3700

Specifications (specs)
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	42419 vs 40196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2460.464 vs 1722.566
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	120.942 vs 38.225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	628.757 vs 518.554
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	7055 vs 3700
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353 vs 3343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	7055 vs 3700
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353 vs 3343

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 290X

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

13048

8644

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

847

770

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

40196

42419

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

157.231

114.883

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1722.566

2460.464

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12.245

11.12

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

38.225

120.942

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

518.554

628.757

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9834

8729

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3700

7055

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3343

3353

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9834

8729

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3700

7055

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3343

3353

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

5222

3962

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X	AMD Radeon R9 290X
PassMark - G3D Mark	13048	8644
PassMark - G2D Mark	847	770
Geekbench - OpenCL	40196	42419
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	157.231	114.883
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1722.566	2460.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	12.245	11.12
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	38.225	120.942
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	518.554	628.757
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9834	8729
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3700	7055
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3343	3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9834	8729
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3700	7055
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3343	3353
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	5222	3962

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X	AMD Radeon R9 290X
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	GM200	Hawaii
Launch date	17 March 2015	24 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	$549
Place in performance rating	314	286
Price now	$1,999.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	7.38
Design		AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1075 MHz	947 MHz
Core clock speed	1000 MHz
CUDA cores	3072
Floating-point performance	6,691 gflops	5,632 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	3072	2816
Texture fill rate	192 billion / sec	176.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	250 Watt
Transistor count	8,000 million	6,200 million
Stream Processors		2560
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	275 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt
SLI options	4x
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin + 8-pin	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	336.5 GB / s	320 GB/s
Memory bus width	384 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	1250 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)