The Radeon R9 290 is the comparison's loser – it's a slightly slower gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290X and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $80.18 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- Consumes up to 5% less energy – 275 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 30% cheaper – $189.19 vs $269.37
- A better value for money for gaming
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon R9 290X for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
100%
Min 1% FPS
33
100%
Price, €
€189.19
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.82/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon R9 290X 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 Radeon R9 290X in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon R9 290X in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
95%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
86%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
86%
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
$399.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
275 W | Power Consumption | 290 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 64 GPixel/s |
| 151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 176 GTexel/s |
| 4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.632 TFLOPS |
