GeForce 945A vs Radeon R9 290X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 945A and Radeon R9 290X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 945A stacks up against Radeon R9 290X, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 945A

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Main Specs

	GeForce 945A	Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	250 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290X has 657% more power consumption, than GeForce 945A.
GeForce 945A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 290X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce 945A.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 945A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
GeForce 945A and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 945A is 3762 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	35−40
ultra / 1080p	5−6	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	20−22	60−65
medium / 1080p	10−12	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 290% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	30−35	110−120
medium / 1080p	16−18	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 289% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	160−170	250−260
medium / 768p	130−140	220−230
ultra / 1080p	65−70	190−200
QHD / 1440p	35−40	110−120
4K / 2160p	27−30	70−75
high / 768p	95−100	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 103% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
medium / 768p	70−75	110−120
ultra / 1080p	40−45	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Dota 2 is 66% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	10−11	45−50
ultra / 1080p	10−11	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	4−5	16−18
low / 720p	24−27	85−90
medium / 1080p	10−12	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 316% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	16−18	65−70
ultra / 1080p	12−14	50−55
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	70−75	180−190
medium / 1080p	30−35	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 224% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	14−16	65−70
ultra / 1080p	12−14	45−50
QHD / 1440p	3−4	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	30−35	110−120
medium / 1080p	18−20	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 325% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	60−65	140−150
medium / 768p	50−55	130−140
high / 1080p	16−18	75−80
ultra / 1080p	8−9	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 177% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	6−7	27−30
ultra / 1080p	4−5	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	1−2	9−10
low / 720p	16−18	70−75
medium / 1080p	8−9	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 385% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	100−105	130−140
high / 1080p	95−100	−
ultra / 1080p	85−90	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Minecraft is 30% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	12−14	27−30
ultra / 1080p	8−9	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	16−18	70−75
medium / 1080p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 225% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	30−35	140−150
medium / 768p	21−24	90−95
high / 1080p	10−12	50−55
ultra / 1080p	7−8	27−30
4K / 2160p	6−7	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 318% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	55−60
high / 768p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 25% more, than GeForce 945A.

Full Specs

	GeForce 945A	Radeon R9 290X
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN
Code name	GM108	Hawaii XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 March 2015	24 October 2013
Pipelines	384	2816
Core clock speed	1072 MHz
Boost Clock	1189 MHz	947 MHz
Transistor count		6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	28.54	176.0
Floating-point performance	903.2 gflops	5,632 gflops
Length		275 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	320 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	5.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.76 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	108 Mh/s	623 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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GeForce 945A vs Radeon R9 290X

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