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Both good questions, though for a true upgrade to a 290, I would say 1070 minimum, or wait to see what Vega brings. The problem is, your budget doesn't really allow for much more than a side grade.
I would wait for Vega release which might give you GTX 1070 performance for around $400 but with eh given budget your out of luck as 290 just was that good in performance/$ and prices have since significantly increased more so than performance.
How long till we get the $400 vega though?Despite AMD being a perennial disappointment, we should still expect the $400 Vega to significantly outperform a 1070.
The 1070 with the hottest cooler (FE) is already 32% above a 290X at his resolution:^ That is a pretty good price for a 1070, but how does it perform compared to others given the smaller cooler?