Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms Radeon HD 7790 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 228 days newer than Radeon HD 7790.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 10% better in Far Cry 5 than Radeon HD 7790 - 110 vs 100 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7790 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7790
- Consumes up to 69% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 85 vs 275 Watts
Far Cry 5
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 7790
Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7790
Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
16 GPixel/s
26.39828411153275%
Texel Fillrate
56 GTexel/s
36.96369636963696%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7790 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 22nd, 2013 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $399 | MSRP | $149 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 96 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
