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Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 7700 XT

Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 7700 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 7700 XT

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo
Sapphire 11335-04-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

Buy for CA$599.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 121 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 7700 XT

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo
Sapphire 11335-04-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

Buy for CA$599.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 121 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP $549

No items available

Availability

MSRP $449

Sapphire 11335-04-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3
Sapphire 11335-04-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

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CA$599.99

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 121 minutes ago
Sapphire 11335-08-50G Pure AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Frostpunk 2 Edition Gaming Graphics Card, AMD RDNA 3
Sapphire 11335-08-50G Pure AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Frostpunk 2 Edition Gaming Graphics Card, AMD RDNA 3

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CA$649.99

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2544 2584 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 121 minutes ago
PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

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CA$662.35

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2544 2584 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 121 minutes ago
Sapphire 11335-03-20G Pure AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3
Sapphire 11335-03-20G Pure AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

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CA$648.98

In Stock


2544 2584 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 121 minutes ago
ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 7700 XT O12G GDDR6X (PCIe 4.0, 12GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.1)
ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 7700 XT O12G GDDR6X (PCIe 4.0, 12GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.1)

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CA$694.42

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Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 121 minutes ago
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming OC 12G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-R77XTGAMING OC-12GD Video Card
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming OC 12G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-R77XTGAMING OC-12GD Video Card

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CA$679.99

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1700 1784 MHz
Base Clock
2544 2599 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 121 minutes ago
Sapphire 11335-02-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3
Sapphire 11335-02-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

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CA$710.18

In Stock


1700 1784 MHz
Base Clock
2544 2599 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 121 minutes ago
PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

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CA$905.63

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Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 121 minutes ago
ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon™ RX 7700 XT OC Edition 12GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 12GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.1)
ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon™ RX 7700 XT OC Edition 12GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 12GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.1)

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Out of Stock


1700 1784 MHz
Base Clock
2544 2599 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 121 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 7700 XT outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 7700 XT is 3592 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.

Advantages of Radeon RX 7700 XT

  • Performs up to 117% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon R9 290X - 154 vs 71 FPS
  • Consumes up to 16% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 245 vs 290 Watts
  • Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 12 vs 4 GB
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Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


FPS

71

46%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7700 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023


FPS

154

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$3.9/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$599.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Sapphire 11335-04-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

Buy for CA$599.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 121 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7700 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

26%

Texel Fillrate

176 GTexel/s

32%

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7700 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023


Pixel Fillrate

244.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

549.5 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo

Radeon R9 290X

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AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo

Radeon RX 7700 XT

Oct 24th, 2013Release Date
Aug 25th, 2023
Volcanic IslandsGenerationNavi III
$549MSRP
$449
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
12 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
512-bitBus192-bit
320 GB/sBandwidth
432 GB/s
1000 MHzBase Clock Speed
1700 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed2544 MHz
1250 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2250 MHz

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