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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7900 XT outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 7900 XT is 3285 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of Radeon R9 290
- Up to 6% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Radeon RX 7900 XT - $2.10 vs $2.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT - 275 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 7900 XT
- Performs up to 105% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Radeon R9 290 - 262 vs 128 FPS
- Up to 400% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 20 vs 4 GB
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
128
49%
Value, €/FPS
€2.1/FPS
100%
Price, €
€269.37
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
FPS
262
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.24/FPS
94%
Price, €
€585.58
46%
FPS Winner
Sapphire 11323-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 20GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
459.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
804.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | Radeon RX 7900 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 3rd, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
$399 | MSRP | $899 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 20 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 800 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2394 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2500 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon R9 290 or Radeon RX 7900 XT
With selected game settings
230 FPS
€8.54/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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