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In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R7 250 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R7 250 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 28 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 250.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 50% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Radeon R7 250 - 69 vs 46 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 250 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 250
- Up to 44% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $112.02 vs $199.99
- Up to 16% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Radeon R9 290 - $2.44 vs $2.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 55 vs 275 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Radeon R7 250
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
46
66%
Value, $/FPS
$2.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112.02
100%
Value Winner
AMD Radeon R7 250
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Updated 12 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon R7 250
Desktop • Oct 8th, 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 290 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 250 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $399 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
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