The Radeon R7 260X is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $89.20 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R7 260X
- Up to 33% cheaper – $180.17 vs $269.37
- Consumes up to 58% less energy – 115 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon R9 290 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R7 260X
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
49
75%
Min 1% FPS
21
66%
Price, €
€180.17
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.67/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Average FPS
65
100%
Min 1% FPS
32
100%
Price, €
€269.37
66%
Value, €/FPS
€4.14/FPS
89%
Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon R9 290 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon R9 290 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon R9 290 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R7 260X
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
104 GB/s
32%
Pixel Fillrate
17.6 GPixel/s
29%
Texture Fillrate
61.6 GTexel/s
41%
FP32
1.971 TFLOPS
41%
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R7 260X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
$139.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
115 W | Power Consumption | 275 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 104 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 17.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 60.61 GPixel/s |
| 61.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 151.5 GTexel/s |
| 1.971 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.849 TFLOPS |
