The Radeon R9 290X is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 7800 XT and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $382.23 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 67% cheaper – $189.19 vs $571.42
Advantages of the Radeon RX 7800 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 9% less energy – 263 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 7800 XT for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
41%
Min 1% FPS
33
33%
Price, €
€189.19
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.82/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Aug 25th, 2023
Average FPS
163
100%
Min 1% FPS
100
100%
Price, €
€571.42
33%
Value, €/FPS
€3.5/FPS
81%
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€615.80
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€704.50
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€686.44
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€1,169.36
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€940.16
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Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 7800 XT in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 7800 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 7800 XT in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
51%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
27%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
30%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
15%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Aug 25th, 2023
Memory
16 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
624.1 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
233.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
583.2 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
37.32 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 7800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 25th, 2023 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $499.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 263 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 624.1 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 233.3 GPixel/s |
| 176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 583.2 GTexel/s |
| 5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 37.32 TFLOPS |
