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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7900 GRE outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 7900 GRE is 3551 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 66% cheaper than Radeon RX 7900 GRE - $199.99 vs $582.99
- Up to 18% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Radeon RX 7900 GRE - $3.08 vs $3.76 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
- Performs up to 138% better in Battlefield 2042 than Radeon R9 290 - 155 vs 65 FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 260 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 16 vs 4 GB
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
65
41%
Value, $/FPS
$3.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.99
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2023
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.76/FPS
81%
Price, $
$582.99
34%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 GRE Gaming OC 16G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans 16GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-R79GREGAMING 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 7900 GRE
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
431 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
718.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2023 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
| $399 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 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 | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 576 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2245 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
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