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Key Differences
In short — Radeon VII outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon VII is 1920 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 30% cheaper than Radeon VII - $299.0 vs $429.95
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than AMD Radeon VII - 275 vs 295 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon VII
- Performs up to 79% better in The Outer Worlds than Radeon R9 290 - 100 vs 56 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 16 vs 4 GB
The Outer Worlds
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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AMD Radeon Pro VII GPU 16GB HBM2 Graphics Card 100-506163
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon VII
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
54.11607142857143%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
36.07142857142857%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon VII |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Feb 7th, 2019 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Vega II |
$399 | MSRP | $699 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 4096-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1024 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
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