The Radeon R9 290X 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 $0.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
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 0% cheaper – $209.99 vs $210.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 22% less energy – 225 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290X 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, $
$209.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.01/FPS
100%
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$209.99
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$239.00
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$529.00
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Radeon R9 290X 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 290X vs Radeon RX 5700 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 5700 XT in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
71%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
53%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
58%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
58%
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 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 5700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 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 | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 121.9 GPixel/s |
| 176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 304.8 GTexel/s |
| 5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 9.754 TFLOPS |
