The Radeon R9 290 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 7600 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $90.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- Up to 31% cheaper – $199.99 vs $289.99
Advantages of the Radeon RX 7600
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 40% less energy – 165 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 7600
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Average FPS
68
59%
Min 1% FPS
32
48%
Price, $
$199.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.94/FPS
86%
Radeon RX 7600
May 24th, 2023
Average FPS
115
100%
Min 1% FPS
66
100%
Price, $
$289.99
68%
Value, $/FPS
$2.52/FPS
100%
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$279.69
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$299.99
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$313.64
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$317.17
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$364.93
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$406.99
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$296.80
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$316.20
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$336.26
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$334.57
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Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 7600 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 7600 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 7600 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
36%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
45%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
22%
Radeon RX 7600
May 24th, 2023
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
288 GB/s
90%
Pixel Fillrate
169.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
339.8 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
21.75 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 7600 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | May 24th, 2023 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | $269.00 |
| Volcanic Islands (R9 200) | Generation | Navi III (RX 7000) |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 165 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 169.9 GPixel/s |
| 151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 339.8 GTexel/s |
| 4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 21.75 TFLOPS |
