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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7900 XT outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 7900 XT is 3297 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of Radeon R9 290X
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT - 290 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 7900 XT
- Performs up to 123% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon R9 290X - 212 vs 95 FPS
- Up to 400% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 20 vs 4 GB
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
FPS
212
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.27/FPS
100%
Price, £
£692.97
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
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 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%
Radeon R9 290X | vs | Radeon RX 7900 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 3rd, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
$549 | 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 |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2394 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2500 MHz |
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