Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms Radeon RX 460 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 1007 days older than Radeon RX 460.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 19% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Radeon RX 460 - 88 vs 74 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 460 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 460
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 75 vs 275 Watts
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 460
Desktop • Aug 8th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 460
Desktop • Aug 8th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
19.2 GPixel/s
31.6779409338393%
Texel Fillrate
67.2 GTexel/s
44.35643564356436%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 460 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 8th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Arctic Islands |
| $399 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1090 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1200 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
