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Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

24 GB GDDR6 | 384-bit

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo
Sapphire 11322-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3, Output: 2 x HDMI, 2 x DisplayPort

Buy for CA$1,355.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 181 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

24 GB GDDR6 | 384-bit

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo
Sapphire 11322-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3, Output: 2 x HDMI, 2 x DisplayPort

Buy for CA$1,355.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 181 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP $399

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Availability

MSRP $999

Sapphire 11322-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3, Output: 2 x HDMI, 2 x DisplayPort
Sapphire 11322-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3, Output: 2 x HDMI, 2 x DisplayPort

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CA$1,355.89

In Stock


2499 2525 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 181 minutes ago
ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX OC Edition 24GB GDDR6 Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 2.1)
ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX OC Edition 24GB GDDR6 Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 2.1)

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CA$1,876.9

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1855 1895 MHz
Base Clock
2499 2565 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 181 minutes ago
Sapphire 11322-01-40G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3
Sapphire 11322-01-40G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

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CA$1,532.38

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2499 2679 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 181 minutes ago
XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, RDNA3 RX-79XMAIRB9
XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, RDNA3 RX-79XMAIRB9

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CA$1,349.99

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Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 181 minutes ago
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC 24G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 24GB 384-bit GDDR6, GV-R79XTXGAMING OC-24GD Video Card
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC 24G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 24GB 384-bit GDDR6, GV-R79XTXGAMING OC-24GD Video Card

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CA$1,824.99

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2499 2525 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 181 minutes ago
PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Graphics Card
PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Graphics Card

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CA$1,816.39

In Stock


2499 2525 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 181 minutes ago
ASRock AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Taichi White 24GB OC 20 Gbps GDDR6 384-Bit Dual BIOS 7680 x 4320 110/100/110mm Striped Ring Fans Graphics Card
ASRock AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Taichi White 24GB OC 20 Gbps GDDR6 384-Bit Dual BIOS 7680 x 4320 110/100/110mm Striped Ring Fans Graphics Card

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CA$2,282.87

In Stock


2499 2679 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 181 minutes ago
ASRock AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming 24GB OC GDDR6 Graphics Card DisplayPort HDMI 384-Bit
ASRock AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming 24GB OC GDDR6 Graphics Card DisplayPort HDMI 384-Bit

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CA$1,786.7

In Stock


1855 1867 MHz
Base Clock
2499 2617 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 181 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 3285 days newer than Radeon R9 290.

Advantages of Radeon R9 290

  • Consumes up to 23% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX - 275 vs 355 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 7900 XTX

  • Performs up to 131% better in Battlefield IV than Radeon R9 290 - 442 vs 191 FPS
  • Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 24 vs 4 GB
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Battlefield IV

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


FPS

191

43%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022


FPS

442

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$3.07/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$1355.89

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Sapphire 11322-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3, Output: 2 x HDMI, 2 x DisplayPort

Buy for CA$1,355.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 181 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

13%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

16%

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

479.8 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

959.6 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

Radeon R9 290

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Nov 5th, 2013Release Date
Nov 3rd, 2022
Volcanic IslandsGenerationNavi III
$399
MSRP$999
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors2x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
24 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
512-bitBus384-bit
320 GB/sBandwidth
960 GB/s
947 MHzBase Clock Speed
1855 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed2499 MHz
1250 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2500 MHz

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