The Radeon R9 290 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 5600 XT and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $27.02 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- Up to 9% cheaper – $269.37 vs $296.39
Advantages of the Radeon RX 5600 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 45% less energy – 150 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 6 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 5600 XT for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Average FPS
65
71%
Min 1% FPS
32
64%
Price, €
€269.37
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.14/FPS
78%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
Jan 21st, 2020
Average FPS
92
100%
Min 1% FPS
50
100%
Price, €
€296.39
90%
Value, €/FPS
€3.22/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 5600 XT 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 RX 5600 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 5600 XT in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
67%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
61%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
67%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
67%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
Jan 21st, 2020
Memory
6 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
288 GB/s
90%
Pixel Fillrate
99.84 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
224.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.188 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 5600 XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2020 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | $279.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 150 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 99.84 GPixel/s |
| 151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 224.6 GTexel/s |
| 4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.188 TFLOPS |
