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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 7800 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 7800 XT is 3580 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 40% cheaper than Radeon RX 7800 XT - $299.0 vs $499.0
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
- Performs up to 150% better in World of Tanks than Radeon R9 290 - 370 vs 148 FPS
- Up to 33% better value when playing World of Tanks than Radeon R9 290 - $1.35 vs $2.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 263 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 16 vs 4 GB
World of Tanks
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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Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
FPS
370
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$499
59%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans 16GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
233.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
583.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 25th, 2023 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
$399 | MSRP | $499 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 620.8 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1295 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2430 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2425 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or Radeon RX 7800 XT
World of Tanks, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
359 FPS
$4.46/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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358 FPS
$4.19/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 8700G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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365 FPS
$4.38/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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338 FPS
$4.31/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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338 FPS
$4.32/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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361 FPS
$4.74/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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352 FPS
$4.9/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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