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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7900 XT outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 7900 XT is 3285 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT - 275 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
- Performs up to 182% better in Stray than Radeon R9 290 - 175 vs 62 FPS
- Up to 400% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 20 vs 4 GB
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
FPS
175
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.37/FPS
100%
Price, £
£765
100%
FPS and Value Winner
ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition 20GB GDDR6 Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 20GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 2.1)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
459.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
804.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 3rd, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
$399 | MSRP | $899 |
| 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 | 20 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 800 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2394 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2500 MHz |
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