The Radeon R9 290 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R7 260X and it's also a better value for money, as it's only $99.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of the Radeon R7 260X
- Up to 33% cheaper – $199.99 vs $299.00
- Consumes up to 58% less energy – 115 vs 275 Watts
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon R7 260X for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R7 260X
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
49
75%
Min 1% FPS
21
66%
Price, $
$199.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.08/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon R7 260X in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon R7 260X in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon R7 260X in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R7 260X
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
104 GB/s
32%
Pixel Fillrate
17.6 GPixel/s
29%
Texture Fillrate
61.6 GTexel/s
41%
FP32
1.971 TFLOPS
41%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R7 260X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | $139.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 115 W |
| Memory | ||
4 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 104 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 17.6 GPixel/s |
151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 61.6 GTexel/s |
4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 1.971 TFLOPS |
