The Radeon R9 290X is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 5600 XT and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $107.20 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 36% cheaper – $189.19 vs $296.39
Advantages of the Radeon RX 5600 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 48% less energy – 150 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 6 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 5600 XT for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
73%
Min 1% FPS
33
66%
Price, €
€189.19
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.82/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
Jan 21st, 2020
Average FPS
92
100%
Min 1% FPS
50
100%
Price, €
€296.39
63%
Value, €/FPS
€3.22/FPS
88%
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 5600 XT 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 RX 5600 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 5600 XT in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
67%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
64%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
78%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
78%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
Jan 21st, 2020
Memory
6 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
288 GB/s
90%
Pixel Fillrate
99.84 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
224.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.188 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 5600 XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2020 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $279.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 150 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 99.84 GPixel/s |
| 176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 224.6 GTexel/s |
| 5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.188 TFLOPS |
