The Radeon R9 290X is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 460 and it's also a better value for money, as it's only $37.98 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- 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 RX 460
- Up to 18% cheaper – $172.02 vs $210.00
- Consumes up to 74% less energy – 75 vs 290 Watts
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 460 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
100%
Min 1% FPS
33
100%
Price, $
$210
81%
Value, $/FPS
$3.13/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 460
Aug 8th, 2016
Average FPS
51
76%
Min 1% FPS
22
67%
Price, $
$172.02
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.37/FPS
93%
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 460 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 290X vs Radeon RX 460 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 460 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon RX 460
Aug 8th, 2016
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s
35%
Pixel Fillrate
19.2 GPixel/s
30%
Texture Fillrate
67.2 GTexel/s
38%
FP32
2.15 TFLOPS
38%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 460 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 8th, 2016 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | Not Available |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Arctic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 75 W |
| Memory | ||
4 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 19.2 GPixel/s |
176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 67.2 GTexel/s |
5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 2.15 TFLOPS |
