The Radeon RX 560 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290X and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $1.66 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 560
- Consumes up to 74% less energy – 75 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 1% cheaper – $189.19 vs $190.85
- A much better value for money for gaming
Radeon RX 560 vs Radeon R9 290X for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 560
Apr 18th, 2017
Average FPS
52
78%
Min 1% FPS
23
70%
Price, €
€190.85
99%
Value, €/FPS
€3.67/FPS
77%
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€190.85
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€166.65
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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 RX 560 vs Radeon R9 290X 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 RX 560 vs Radeon R9 290X in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 560 vs Radeon R9 290X in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 560
Apr 18th, 2017
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s
35%
Pixel Fillrate
20.4 GPixel/s
32%
Texture Fillrate
81.6 GTexel/s
46%
FP32
2.611 TFLOPS
46%
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%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 560 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Apr 18th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
$99.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
75 W | Power Consumption | 290 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 20.4 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 64 GPixel/s |
| 81.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 176 GTexel/s |
| 2.611 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.632 TFLOPS |
