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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 5500 XT is 2240 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Performs up to 5% better in Rust than Radeon R9 290X - 105 vs 100 FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 130 vs 290 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
FPS
105
100%
Value, £/FPS
£7.9/FPS
100%
Price, £
£829.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
SCAN Argen Gaming PC | AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT Graphics Card | 1TB SSD | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 CPU | 16GB DDR4 RAM | Windows 11 & Xbox Gamepass Ultimate
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
92%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
92%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Dec 12th, 2019 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi |
| $549 | MSRP | $169 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1845 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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