The Radeon R9 290 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 550 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's only $80.19 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of the Radeon RX 550
- Up to 30% cheaper – $189.18 vs $269.37
- Consumes up to 82% less energy – 50 vs 275 Watts
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 550 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Average FPS
65
100%
Min 1% FPS
32
100%
Price, €
€269.37
70%
Value, €/FPS
€4.14/FPS
97%
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Average FPS
47
72%
Min 1% FPS
20
62%
Price, €
€189.18
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.02/FPS
100%
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€189.18
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Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 550 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 550 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 550 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
100%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s
35%
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
31%
Texture Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
25%
FP32
1.211 TFLOPS
25%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | $79.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 50 W |
| Memory | ||
4 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 18.93 GPixel/s |
151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 37.86 GTexel/s |
4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 1.211 TFLOPS |
