The Radeon R9 290 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5080 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $1593.69 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- Up to 86% cheaper – $269.37 vs $1863.06
- Consumes up to 24% less energy – 275 vs 360 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Average FPS
65
30%
Min 1% FPS
32
23%
Price, €
€269.37
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.14/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Average FPS
214
100%
Min 1% FPS
139
100%
Price, €
€1863.06
14%
Value, €/FPS
€8.7/FPS
48%
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€1,863.06
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€2,197.30
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€2,342.33
In Stock
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€1,756.75
In Stock
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€1,890.99
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Out of Stock
Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 5080 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 R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
33%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
18%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
17%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
9%
GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Memory
16 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
960 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
335 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
879.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
56.28 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2025 |
$399.00 | MSRP | $999.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 50 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
275 W | Power Consumption | 360 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 335 GPixel/s |
| 151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 879.3 GTexel/s |
| 4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 56.28 TFLOPS |
