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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 7800 XT is 3580 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of Radeon RX 7800 XT
- Performs up to 49% better in Valorant than Radeon R9 290 - 887 vs 596 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 263 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 16 vs 4 GB
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
FPS
887
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.53/FPS
100%
Price, £
£469.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Powercolor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
233.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
583.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | Radeon RX 7800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 25th, 2023 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
$399 | MSRP | $499 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 620.8 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1295 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2430 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2425 MHz |
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