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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms Radeon HD 7990 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 195 days newer than Radeon HD 7990.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 6% better in Valorant than Radeon HD 7990 - 575 vs 541 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7990 - 275 vs 375 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7990 - 4 vs 3 GB
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
575
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon HD 7990
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7990
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
32 GPixel/s
52.7965682230655%
Texel Fillrate
128 GTexel/s
84.48844884488449%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2013 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$399 | MSRP | $999 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 950 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
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