Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7900 GRE 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 7900 GRE is 3563 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of Radeon RX 7900 GRE
- Performs up to 109% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon R9 290X - 199 vs 95 FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 260 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 16 vs 4 GB
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
431 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
718.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X | vs | Radeon RX 7900 GRE |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2023 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
| $549 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| 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 | 576 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2245 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
