The Radeon R9 290 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX Vega 56 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $90.09 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- Up to 25% cheaper – $269.37 vs $359.46
Advantages of the Radeon RX Vega 56
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 24% less energy – 210 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX Vega 56 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Average FPS
65
76%
Min 1% FPS
32
70%
Price, €
€269.37
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.14/FPS
100%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Average FPS
86
100%
Min 1% FPS
46
100%
Price, €
€359.46
74%
Value, €/FPS
€4.17/FPS
99%
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€404.50
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€359.46
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€431.53
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€539.64
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Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX Vega 56 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 Vega 56 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX Vega 56 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
78%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
64%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
46%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
46%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
10.54 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Vega |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 210 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | HBM2 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 2048-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 94.14 GPixel/s |
| 151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 329.5 GTexel/s |
| 4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 10.54 TFLOPS |
