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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 7800 XT is 3580 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of Radeon RX 7800 XT
- Performs up to 148% better in Sons Of The Forest than Radeon R9 290 - 99 vs 40 FPS
- Up to 30% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Radeon R9 290 - $5.25 vs $7.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 263 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 16 vs 4 GB
Sons Of The Forest
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)
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Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
FPS
99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$519.99
57%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Magnetic Air Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, RDNA3 RX-78TMAIRW9
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
233.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
583.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | Radeon RX 7800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 25th, 2023 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
$399 | MSRP | $499 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 620.8 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1295 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2430 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2425 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon R9 290 or Radeon RX 7800 XT
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