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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7800 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 7800 XT is 3592 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of Radeon RX 7800 XT
- Performs up to 142% better in Halo Infinite than Radeon R9 290X - 121 vs 50 FPS
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 263 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 16 vs 4 GB
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
FPS
121
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$6.11/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$739.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire 11330-03-20G Pure AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
233.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
583.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X | vs | Radeon RX 7800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 25th, 2023 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
| $549 | MSRP | $499 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 620.8 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1295 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2430 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2425 MHz |
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