Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon R9 290X outperforms the more expensive Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 16 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R7 260X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 115 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 57% better in Fortnite than Radeon R7 260X - 63 vs 40 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Radeon R7 260X - $210.0 vs $246.31
- Up to 46% better value when playing Fortnite than Radeon R7 260X - $3.33 vs $6.16 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 4 vs 2 GB
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Buy for $246.31 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 17156 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
63
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $210 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 17156 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon R7 260X | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
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Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$139 | MSRP | $549 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
104 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1625 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |