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MSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 28 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270X
- Up to 5% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $284.28 vs $299.0
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 180 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 27% better in Elden Ring than Radeon R9 270X - 52 vs 41 FPS
- Up to 17% better value when playing Elden Ring than Radeon R9 270X - $5.75 vs $6.93 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 4 vs 2 GB
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 SDRAM PCI Express Video Graphics Card NW91M
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Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
52
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $399 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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