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Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for €189.19 on Amazon

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Radeon RX 7900 XTX

24 GB GDDR6 | 384-bit

Sapphire 11322-01-40G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

Buy for €900.75 on Amazon

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Updated 7299 minutes ago

Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for €189.19 on Amazon

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Updated 7301 minutes ago

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Radeon RX 7900 XTX

24 GB GDDR6 | 384-bit

Sapphire 11322-01-40G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

Buy for €900.75 on Amazon

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $549

XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Prices and Stock
MSRP $999

Sapphire 11322-01-40G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

Sapphire 11322-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3, Output: 2 x HDMI, 2 x DisplayPort

XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, RDNA3 RX-79XMAIRB9

PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Graphics Card

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7900 XTX AMD 24 GB GDDR6

ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX OC Edition 24GB GDDR6 Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 2.1)

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC 24G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 24GB 384-bit GDDR6, GV-R79XTXGAMING OC-24GD Video Card

ASRock AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming 24GB OC GDDR6 Graphics Card DisplayPort HDMI 384-Bit

ASUS Dual Radeon RX 7900 XTX OC 24Go

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 3297 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.

Advantages of Radeon R9 290X

Up to 28% better value when playing Starfield than Radeon RX 7900 XTX - $8.23 vs $11.40 per FPS
Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX - 290 vs 355 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Performs up to 243% better in Starfield than Radeon R9 290X - 79 vs 23 FPS
Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 24 vs 4 GB

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Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

FPS

23

29%

Value, €/FPS

€8.23/FPS

100%

Price, €

€189.19

100%

Value Winner

XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for €189.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7301 minutes ago

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022

FPS

79

100%

Value, €/FPS

€11.4/FPS

72%

Price, €

€900.75

21%

FPS Winner

Sapphire 11322-01-40G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

Buy for €900.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7299 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022

373

FPS

569

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

64

FPS

229

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

602

FPS

983

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

387

FPS

408

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

94

FPS

170

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

13%

Texel Fillrate

176 GTexel/s

18%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

479.8 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

959.6 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R9 290X	vs	Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Oct 24th, 2013	Release Date	Nov 3rd, 2022
Volcanic Islands	Generation	Navi III
$549	MSRP	$999
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	2x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4 GB	Memory	24 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
512-bit	Bus	384-bit
320 GB/s	Bandwidth	960 GB/s
1000 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1855 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	2499 MHz
1250 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2500 MHz

PCs Using Radeon R9 290X or Radeon RX 7900 XTX

With selected game settings

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iBUYPOWER Y40 Black Gaming PC

76 FPS

€27.26/FPS

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Ryzen 9 7900X

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€2,072.06

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€468.46

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€364.86

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€189.19

€75.67

€189.19

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€58.55

€189.19

€135.13

€189.19

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€583.86

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€1,531.52

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