AMD Radeon R9 290X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 at 4K Ultra HD
Test System
Before we look at the numbers, let’s take a brief look at the test system that was used. All testing was done using a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. Each game was tested with the card ‘warmed up’ and we manually benchmarked with FRAPS. So, we basically played until the card got to full operating temperatures and then ran the test as the dynamic clock speeds play a roll in benchmarking.
Video Cards & Drivers used for testing:
- NVIDIA GeForce 331.58
- AMD: Catalyst 13.11 V5
Intel X79/LGA2011 Platform
The Intel X79 platform that we used to test the all of the video cards was running the ASUS P9X79 Deluxe motherboard with BIOS 4401 that came out on 09/02/2013. The Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1866MHz quad channel memory kit was set to 1866MHz with 1.5v and 9-10-9-27 2T memory timings. The OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD was run with firmware version 2.25.
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Component |
Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
Intel Core i7-3960X |
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Motherboard |
ASUS P9X79 Deluxe
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Memory |
16GB Corsair 1866MHz
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Video Card |
Various |
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Solid-State Drive |
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB |
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Cooling |
Intel RTS2011LC |
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Power Supply |
Corsair AX1200 | ||||
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Operating System |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
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AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card GPU-Z Information:
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 SC 3GB Video Card GPU-Z Information:
