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$299
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MSRP in USD: $449
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$409.99
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$399.99
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 7700 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 7700 XT is 3580 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 27% cheaper than Radeon RX 7700 XT - $299.0 vs $409.99
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
- Performs up to 121% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Radeon R9 290 - 104 vs 47 FPS
- Up to 38% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Radeon R9 290 - $3.94 vs $6.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 245 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 12 vs 4 GB
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Radeon RX 7700 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
FPS
104
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$409.99
72%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming OC 12G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-R77XTGAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
244.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
549.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 25th, 2023 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
$399 | MSRP | $449 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 432 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1700 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2544 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
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