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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 1262 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 45% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Radeon RX 550 - 48 vs 33 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of Radeon RX 550
- Up to 72% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $68.17 vs $242.68
- Up to 59% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Radeon R9 290 - $2.29 vs $5.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 50 vs 275 Watts
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
33
69%
Value, €/FPS
€2.29/FPS
100%
Price, €
€75.67
100%
Value Winner
maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
31%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
25%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| $399 | MSRP | $79 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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