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$299
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MSRP in USD: $399
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $169
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MSRP in USD: $169
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$229.99
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$139
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! 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 8% better in Rocket League than Radeon R9 290 - 268 vs 248 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $229.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Rocket League than Radeon R9 290 - $0.86 vs $1.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 130 vs 275 Watts
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
FPS
268
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$229.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 5500 XT Boost Clock: 1845 MHz 128-bit 8GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 3.0 Fans Crossfire Freesync VR Ready Graphics Card (RX 5500 XT MECH 8G OC), Model:
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
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%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
97%
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 |
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