The Radeon R9 290X is a clear winner – it's a slightly faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 390 and it's also a better value for money, as it's $80.18 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 30% cheaper – $189.19 vs $269.37
- A better value for money for gaming
Advantages of the Radeon R9 390
- Consumes up to 5% less energy – 275 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon R9 390 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
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.82/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 390
Jun 18th, 2015
Average FPS
67
100%
Min 1% FPS
33
100%
Price, €
€269.37
70%
Value, €/FPS
€4.02/FPS
70%
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon R9 390 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 R9 390 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon R9 390 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
83%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R9 390
Jun 18th, 2015
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
384 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
160 GTexel/s
91%
FP32
5.12 TFLOPS
91%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 390 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 18th, 2015 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Pirate Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 275 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 64 GPixel/s |
176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 160 GTexel/s |
5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.12 TFLOPS |
