The Radeon R9 290 is the comparison's loser – it's a slightly slower gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 390 and it's also a slightly worse value for money, as it's the same price!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
The Radeon R9 390 is better in every way
Advantages of the Radeon R9 390
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon R9 390 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Average FPS
65
97%
Min 1% FPS
32
97%
Price, €
€269.37
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.14/FPS
97%
Radeon R9 390
Jun 18th, 2015
Average FPS
67
100%
Min 1% FPS
33
100%
Price, €
€269.37
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.02/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon R9 390 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 390 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon R9 390 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
83%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
95%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
95%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
95%
Radeon R9 390
Jun 18th, 2015
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
384 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
160 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.12 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 390 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 18th, 2015 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Pirate Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 275 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 64 GPixel/s |
| 151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 160 GTexel/s |
| 4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.12 TFLOPS |
