The Radeon R9 290 is the comparison's loser – it's at least much slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX Vega 64 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $173.95 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- Up to 37% cheaper – $299.00 vs $472.95
- Consumes up to 7% less energy – 275 vs 295 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX Vega 64
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX Vega 64 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX Vega 64
Aug 7th, 2017
Average FPS
90
100%
Min 1% FPS
49
100%
Price, $
$472.95
63%
Value, $/FPS
$5.25/FPS
88%
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX Vega 64 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX Vega 64 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX Vega 64 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
66%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
61%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
38%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
38%
Radeon RX Vega 64
Aug 7th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
483.8 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
98.94 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
395.8 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
12.66 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX Vega 64 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 7th, 2017 |
$399.00 | MSRP | $499.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Vega |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
275 W | Power Consumption | 295 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | HBM2 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 2048-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 483.8 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 98.94 GPixel/s |
| 151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 395.8 GTexel/s |
| 4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 12.66 TFLOPS |
