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$210
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $449
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MSRP in USD: $449
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$399.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$429.99
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Boost Clock
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$419
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Base Clock
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$439.99
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Boost Clock
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$552.71
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Boost Clock
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$419.99
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$499
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7700 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 7700 XT is 3592 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 47% cheaper than Radeon RX 7700 XT - $210.0 vs $399.99
- Up to 36% better value when playing War Thunder than Radeon RX 7700 XT - $0.94 vs $1.48 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
- Performs up to 21% better in War Thunder than Radeon R9 290X - 270 vs 224 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 245 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 12 vs 4 GB
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
224
82%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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In Stock
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Radeon RX 7700 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
FPS
270
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.48/FPS
63%
Price, $
$399.99
52%
FPS Winner
Sapphire 11335-04-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3
Buy for $399.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8578 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 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 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 25th, 2023 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
| $549 | 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 |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1700 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2544 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
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