The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290X and it's also a better value for money, as it's only $637.84 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 7900 GRE
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 10% less energy – 260 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 4 GB
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 77% cheaper – $189.19 vs $827.03
Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs Radeon R9 290X for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Jul 27th, 2023
Average FPS
174
100%
Min 1% FPS
108
100%
Price, €
€827.03
22%
Value, €/FPS
€4.75/FPS
59%
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
39%
Min 1% FPS
33
31%
Price, €
€189.19
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.82/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE 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 7900 GRE vs Radeon R9 290X in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs Radeon R9 290X in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Jul 27th, 2023
Memory
16 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
576 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
359.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
718.4 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
45.98 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
56%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
18%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
24%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
12%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 7900 GRE | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jul 27th, 2023 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| Navi III | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
260 W | Power Consumption | 290 W |
| Memory | ||
16 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
576 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
359.2 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 64 GPixel/s |
718.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 176 GTexel/s |
45.98 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.632 TFLOPS |
