Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms Radeon HD 7990 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 195 days newer than Radeon HD 7990.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 10% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon HD 7990 - 89 vs 81 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7990 - 275 vs 375 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7990 - 4 vs 3 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
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 7990
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2013 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$399 | MSRP | $999 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 950 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
