Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5600 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 5600 XT is 2280 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
- Performs up to 7% better in War Thunder than Radeon R9 290X - 240 vs 224 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 150 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 6 vs 4 GB
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 5600 XT
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
64.1025641025641%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
78.36153161175423%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
99.84 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
224.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi |
| $549 | MSRP | $279 |
| 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 | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1130 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1560 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
