Key Differences
In short — Radeon VII outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon VII is 1932 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Consumes up to 2% less energy than AMD Radeon VII - 290 vs 295 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon VII
- Performs up to 9% better in War Thunder than Radeon R9 290X - 244 vs 224 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 16 vs 4 GB
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2019
FPS
244
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.57/FPS
100%
Price, €
€382.36
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon VII |
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Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Feb 7th, 2019 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Vega II |
$549 | MSRP | $699 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
512-bit | Bus | 4096-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1024 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |