Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5600 XT 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 RX 5600 XT is 2280 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
- Performs up to 20% better in Ready or Not than Radeon R9 290X - 130 vs 108 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 150 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 6 vs 4 GB
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2020
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
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 290X |
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Jan 21st, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
Navi | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$279 | MSRP | $549 |
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 | 1000 MHz |
1560 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |