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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
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$449
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 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 Vega 56 is 1390 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 34% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $210.0 vs $317.96
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 48% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon R9 290X - 40 vs 27 FPS
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 210 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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Sapphire Technology Technology Radeon 11276-02-40G Pulse RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2 HDMI/Triple DP (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
67.98385383471425%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
53.414264036418814%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Vega |
| $549 | MSRP | $399 |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
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