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MSRP in USD: $999
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7900 XTX 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 7900 XTX is 3297 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 77% cheaper than Radeon RX 7900 XTX - $210.0 vs $899.99
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX - 290 vs 355 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
- Performs up to 133% better in Battlefield IV than Radeon R9 290X - 436 vs 187 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 24 vs 4 GB
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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ASRock AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming 24GB OC GDDR6 Graphics Card DisplayPort HDMI 384-Bit
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
13.338891204668613%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
18.34097540641934%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
479.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
959.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 3rd, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
$549 | MSRP | $999 |
| 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 | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1855 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2499 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2500 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
422 FPS
$5.16/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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433 FPS
$5.31/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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413 FPS
$4.96/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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383 FPS
$5.48/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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