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Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 7900 XT

Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 7900 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 7900 XT

20 GB GDDR6 | 320-bit

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition, 20GB GDDR6 320-bit 20 Gbps PCIE 4.0, GPU Tweak III, TUF-RX7900XT-O20G-GAMING

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 7900 XT

20 GB GDDR6 | 320-bit

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition, 20GB GDDR6 320-bit 20 Gbps PCIE 4.0, GPU Tweak III, TUF-RX7900XT-O20G-GAMING

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In Stock

Updated 29 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP $399

No items available

Availability

MSRP $899

ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition, 20GB GDDR6 320-bit 20 Gbps PCIE 4.0, GPU Tweak III, TUF-RX7900XT-O20G-GAMING
ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition, 20GB GDDR6 320-bit 20 Gbps PCIE 4.0, GPU Tweak III, TUF-RX7900XT-O20G-GAMING

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815

In Stock


1500 1687 MHz
Base Clock
2394 2499 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 29 minutes ago
Gigabyte GV-R79XTGAMING OC-20GD 1.0 NVIDIA. 20 GB. Radeon RX 7900 XT. GDDR6. PCI-E 4.0. HDMI ports quantity 2. Memory clock speed 20000 MHz
Gigabyte GV-R79XTGAMING OC-20GD 1.0 NVIDIA. 20 GB. Radeon RX 7900 XT. GDDR6. PCI-E 4.0. HDMI ports quantity 2. Memory clock speed 20000 MHz

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759.33

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Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 29 minutes ago
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 7900 XT Vapor-X AMD 20 GB GDDR6
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 7900 XT Vapor-X AMD 20 GB GDDR6

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834.56

In Stock


2394 2560 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 29 minutes ago
Powercolor Radeon RX 7900 XT Hellhound (20GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/2500MHz/20000MHz)
Powercolor Radeon RX 7900 XT Hellhound (20GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/2500MHz/20000MHz)

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740.47

In Stock


1500 1687 MHz
Base Clock
2394 2499 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 29 minutes ago
ASROCK Phantom Gaming RX7900XT PGW 20GO AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT GDDR6
ASROCK Phantom Gaming RX7900XT PGW 20GO AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT GDDR6

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783.22

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 29 minutes ago
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition 20GB GDDR6 Gaming Scheda grafica (AMD Radeon RX7900 XT, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.1, DUAL-RX7900XT-O20G)
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition 20GB GDDR6 Gaming Scheda grafica (AMD Radeon RX7900 XT, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.1, DUAL-RX7900XT-O20G)

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759.58

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Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 29 minutes ago
Asrock Vaizdo plokštÄ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Phantom Gaming 20GB OC GDDR6 320-bit 3xDP 1xHDMI
Asrock Vaizdo plokštÄ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Phantom Gaming 20GB OC GDDR6 320-bit 3xDP 1xHDMI

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758.32

In Stock


2394 2450 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 29 minutes ago
Powercolor Radeon RX 7900 XT 20G
Powercolor Radeon RX 7900 XT 20G

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1,109.9

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 29 minutes ago
ASUS RX7900XT-20G AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB GDDR6
ASUS RX7900XT-20G AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB GDDR6

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1,295

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 29 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 7900 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 7900 XT is 3285 days newer than Radeon R9 290.

Advantages of Radeon R9 290

  • Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT - 275 vs 300 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 7900 XT

  • Performs up to 105% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Radeon R9 290 - 262 vs 128 FPS
  • Up to 400% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 20 vs 4 GB
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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


FPS

128

49%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022


FPS

262

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.11/FPS

100%

Price, €

€815

100%

FPS and Value Winner

ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition, 20GB GDDR6 320-bit 20 Gbps PCIE 4.0, GPU Tweak III, TUF-RX7900XT-O20G-GAMING

Buy for 815 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 29 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

13%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

19%

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

459.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

804.4 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

Radeon R9 290

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo

Radeon RX 7900 XT

Nov 5th, 2013Release Date
Nov 3rd, 2022
Volcanic IslandsGenerationNavi III
$399
MSRP$899
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors2x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
20 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
512-bitBus320-bit
320 GB/sBandwidth
800 GB/s
947 MHzBase Clock Speed
1500 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed2394 MHz
1250 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2500 MHz

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