Buy on Amazon
$299
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
Availability
MSRP in USD: $349
No items available
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
Availability
MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5700 outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 5700 is 2070 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5700
- Performs up to 65% better in Starfield than Radeon R9 290 - 33 vs 20 FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 180 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
Buy for $299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 4139 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 5700
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 5700
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
110.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
248.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| Navi | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$349 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1465 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1725 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 5700 or Radeon R9 290
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
11 FPS
$122.64/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,349
In Stock
Similar GPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar graphics card comparisons. Most compared graphics card combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
