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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7900 XTX 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 7900 XTX is 3285 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of Radeon R9 290
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX - 275 vs 355 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 7900 XTX
- Performs up to 54% better in Minecraft than Radeon R9 290 - 905 vs 587 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 24 vs 4 GB
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
FPS
905
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.91/FPS
100%
Price, £
£820.38
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7900 XTX AMD 24 GB GDDR6
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
479.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
959.6 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 3rd, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
$399 | MSRP | $999 |
| 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 | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1855 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2499 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2500 MHz |
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