Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms Radeon HD 7950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 644 days newer than Radeon HD 7950.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 30% better in Sons Of The Forest than Radeon HD 7950 - 39 vs 30 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 4 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7950
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 200 vs 275 Watts
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7950 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2012 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$399 | MSRP | $449 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
