The Radeon R9 290X is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon HD 7850 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's only $37.95 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- 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 HD 7850
- Up to 20% cheaper – $151.24 vs $189.19
- Consumes up to 55% less energy – 130 vs 290 Watts
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon HD 7850 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
100%
Min 1% FPS
33
100%
Price, €
€189.19
79%
Value, €/FPS
€2.82/FPS
100%
Radeon HD 7850
Mar 5th, 2012
Average FPS
48
72%
Min 1% FPS
20
61%
Price, €
€151.24
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.15/FPS
90%
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon HD 7850 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 Radeon HD 7850 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon HD 7850 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon HD 7850
Mar 5th, 2012
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
48%
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
43%
Texture Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
31%
FP32
1.761 TFLOPS
31%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 5th, 2012 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $249.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 130 W |
| Memory | ||
4 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 27.52 GPixel/s |
176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 55.04 GTexel/s |
5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 1.761 TFLOPS |
