Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5600 XT outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 5600 XT is 2268 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
- Performs up to 42% better in Apex Legends than Radeon R9 290 - 145 vs 102 FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 150 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 6 vs 4 GB
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 5600 XT
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2020
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 5600 XT
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
99.84 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
224.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 21st, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| Navi | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$279 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 288 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1130 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1560 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
