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$210
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MSRP in USD: $499
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$419.99
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Base Clock
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 7800 XT is 3592 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 50% cheaper than Radeon RX 7800 XT - $210.0 vs $419.99
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
- Performs up to 92% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Radeon R9 290X - 159 vs 83 FPS
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 263 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 16 vs 4 GB
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
27.43249035576511%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
30.178326474622768%
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 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 25th, 2023 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
| $549 | 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 |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1295 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2430 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2425 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or Radeon RX 7800 XT
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
155 FPS
$10.52/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$10.19/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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147 FPS
$9.91/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,456.75
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156 FPS
$10.58/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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152 FPS
$11.35/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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