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Same as Founder's Edition
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MSRP in USD: $499
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$499
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$509.99
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7800 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 7800 XT is 3592 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 58% cheaper than Radeon RX 7800 XT - $210.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 18% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Radeon RX 7800 XT - $1.81 vs $2.22 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
- Performs up to 94% better in Sea of Thieves than Radeon R9 290X - 225 vs 116 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
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
116
51%
Value, $/FPS
$1.81/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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Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
FPS
225
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.22/FPS
81%
Price, $
$499
42%
FPS 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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Updated 8896 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 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 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
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
217 FPS
$6.91/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 8700G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
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222 FPS
$7.07/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,568.99
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202 FPS
$7.21/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,456.75
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202 FPS
$6.86/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,385.77
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212 FPS
$8.14/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,724.99
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219 FPS
$8.45/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,849.99
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