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HD Graphics 500 vs Radeon R9 290

HD Graphics 500 vs Radeon R9 290: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for 269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 204 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for 269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 204 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms HD Graphics 500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 665 days older than HD Graphics 500.

Advantages of HD Graphics 500

  • Consumes up to 98% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 6 vs 275 Watts

Advantages of Radeon R9 290

  • Performs up to 98% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than HD Graphics 500 - 85 vs 43 FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than Intel HD Graphics 500 - 4 vs 0 GB
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Mass Effect: Andromeda

Mass Effect: Andromeda

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel HD Graphics 500 Logo
HD Graphics 500

Integrated • Sep 1st, 2015


FPS

43

51%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


FPS

85

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.17/FPS

100%

Price, €

€269.37

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for 269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 204 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel HD Graphics 500 Logo
HD Graphics 500

Integrated • Sep 1st, 2015

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

Theoretical Performance

Intel HD Graphics 500 Logo
HD Graphics 500

Integrated • Sep 1st, 2015


Pixel Fillrate

1.3 GPixel/s

2%

Texel Fillrate

7.8 GTexel/s

5%

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

100%

Intel HD Graphics 500 Logo

HD Graphics 500

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AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

Radeon R9 290

Sep 1st, 2015
Nov 5th, 2013
HD Graphics-TVolcanic Islands
Not Available$399
Portable Device Dependent2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
None1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Integrated
Desktop
System-Shared
4 GB
System-SharedGDDR5
System-Shared512-bit
System-Shared
320 GB/s
200 MHz
947 MHz
650 MHzNot Available
System-Shared1250 MHz

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