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
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
FPS
544
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€811.9
100%
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
459.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
804.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | Radeon RX 7900 XT |
---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 3rd, 2022 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
$399 | MSRP | $899 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 20 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
512-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 800 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2394 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2500 MHz |