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Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 7900 XT

Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 7900 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 7900 XT

20 GB GDDR6 | 320-bit

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition Gaming Grafikkarte (PCIe 4.0, 20GB GDDR6 Speicher, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 2.1, GPU Tweak III, TUF-RX7900XT-O20G-GAMING)

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Radeon RX 7900 XT

20 GB GDDR6 | 320-bit

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition Gaming Grafikkarte (PCIe 4.0, 20GB GDDR6 Speicher, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 2.1, GPU Tweak III, TUF-RX7900XT-O20G-GAMING)

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MSRP $399

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MSRP $899

ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition Gaming Grafikkarte (PCIe 4.0, 20GB GDDR6 Speicher, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 2.1, GPU Tweak III, TUF-RX7900XT-O20G-GAMING)
ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition Gaming Grafikkarte (PCIe 4.0, 20GB GDDR6 Speicher, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 2.1, GPU Tweak III, TUF-RX7900XT-O20G-GAMING)

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1500 1687 MHz
Base Clock
2394 2499 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 511 minutes ago
Sapphire Nitro+ AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XT Gaming OC Vapor-X 20GB GDDR6 Dual HDMI/Dual D
Sapphire Nitro+ AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XT Gaming OC Vapor-X 20GB GDDR6 Dual HDMI/Dual D

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857.56

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2394 2560 MHz
Boost Clock
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ASRock Phantom Gaming RX7900XT PGW 20GO AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT GDDR6
ASRock Phantom Gaming RX7900XT PGW 20GO AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT GDDR6

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762.47

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Same as Founder's Edition
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XFX AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming-Grafikkarte, 20GB GDDR6 Speicher, 1500MHz Basistakt, 2000MHz Spieltakt, 2400MHz Boost-Takt, 2X PCI-E 8-Pin Stromversorgung, Ideal Für Ihren Gaming PC RX-79XTMABBF9
XFX AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming-Grafikkarte, 20GB GDDR6 Speicher, 1500MHz Basistakt, 2000MHz Spieltakt, 2400MHz Boost-Takt, 2X PCI-E 8-Pin Stromversorgung, Ideal Für Ihren Gaming PC RX-79XTMABBF9

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1,188.03

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XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT MERC310 Black Edition 20GB
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT MERC310 Black Edition 20GB

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910.34

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Same as Founder's Edition
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PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT gddr6 Grafikkarte
PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT gddr6 Grafikkarte

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787.79

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1500 1687 MHz
Base Clock
2394 2499 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 511 minutes ago
Karta graficzna Gigabyte Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB GDDR6 (GV-R79XT-20GC-B)
Karta graficzna Gigabyte Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB GDDR6 (GV-R79XT-20GC-B)

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1,181.12

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Karta graficzna ASRock Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB
Karta graficzna ASRock Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB

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1,462.91

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Asrock Radeon RX 7900 XT Creator RX7900XT CT 20G 20GB GDDR6 - 90-GA54ZZ-00UANF
Asrock Radeon RX 7900 XT Creator RX7900XT CT 20G 20GB GDDR6 - 90-GA54ZZ-00UANF

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830.27

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Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 7900 XT outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 7900 XT is 3285 days newer than Radeon R9 290.

Advantages of Radeon R9 290

  • Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT - 275 vs 300 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 7900 XT

  • Performs up to 47% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Radeon R9 290 - 544 vs 371 FPS
  • Up to 400% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 20 vs 4 GB
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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


FPS

371

68%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022


FPS

544

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.49/FPS

100%

Price, €

€811.9

100%

FPS and Value Winner

ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition Gaming Grafikkarte (PCIe 4.0, 20GB GDDR6 Speicher, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 2.1, GPU Tweak III, TUF-RX7900XT-O20G-GAMING)

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Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

13%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

19%

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

459.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

804.4 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

Radeon R9 290

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo

Radeon RX 7900 XT

Nov 5th, 2013Release Date
Nov 3rd, 2022
Volcanic IslandsGenerationNavi III
$399
MSRP$899
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors2x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
20 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
512-bitBus320-bit
320 GB/sBandwidth
800 GB/s
947 MHzBase Clock Speed
1500 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed2394 MHz
1250 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2500 MHz

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