The Radeon R9 290X is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5080, however, it's a slightly better value for money, as it's $1611.71 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 89% cheaper – $189.19 vs $1800.90
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 19% less energy – 290 vs 360 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
31%
Min 1% FPS
33
24%
Price, €
€189.19
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.82/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Average FPS
214
100%
Min 1% FPS
139
100%
Price, €
€1800.9
10%
Value, €/FPS
€8.41/FPS
34%
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€1,890.99
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Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 5080 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 290X vs GeForce RTX 5080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce RTX 5080 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
33%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
19%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
20%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
10%
GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Memory
16 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
960 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
335 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
879.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
56.28 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2025 |
$549.00 | MSRP | $999.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 50 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
290 W | Power Consumption | 360 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 335 GPixel/s |
| 176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 879.3 GTexel/s |
| 5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 56.28 TFLOPS |
