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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 5500 XT is 2228 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 6 than Radeon R9 290 - 89 vs 82 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $129.99 vs $299.0
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 130 vs 275 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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ASRock AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Challenger D 4GB OC GDDR6 Graphic card, 3 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, 4GB 128-bit GDDR6, AMD Eyefinity Technology, RDNA Architecture, RX5500XT CLD 4GO
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
93.28817733990148%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
97.40966837155585%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Dec 12th, 2019 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi |
| $399 | MSRP | $169 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1845 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or Radeon RX 5500 XT
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
41 FPS
$18.51/FPS
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