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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms Radeon HD 7990 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 183 days newer than Radeon HD 7990.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 14% better in Far Cry 6 than Radeon HD 7990 - 84 vs 74 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7990 - 290 vs 375 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7990 - 4 vs 3 GB
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
84
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.03/FPS
100%
Price, €
€170.44
100%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon HD 7990
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7990
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
32 GPixel/s
50%
Texel Fillrate
128 GTexel/s
72.72727272727273%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2013 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$549 | MSRP | $999 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 950 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
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