The Radeon R9 290 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 5700 XT and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $99.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
The Radeon RX 5700 XT is better in every way
Advantages of the Radeon RX 5700 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 33% cheaper – $199.99 vs $299.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 18% less energy – 225 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 5700 XT for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Jul 7th, 2019
Average FPS
104
100%
Min 1% FPS
58
100%
Price, $
$199.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.92/FPS
100%
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$199.99
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$539.00
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$529.00
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Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 5700 XT in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 5700 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 5700 XT in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
71%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
50%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
50%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
50%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Jul 7th, 2019
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
448 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
121.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
304.8 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
9.754 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 5700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 225 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 121.9 GPixel/s |
| 151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 304.8 GTexel/s |
| 4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 9.754 TFLOPS |
