The Radeon R9 290X is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 7700 XT and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $508.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 71% cheaper – $210.00 vs $718.00
Advantages of the Radeon RX 7700 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 16% less energy – 245 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 7700 XT for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
45%
Min 1% FPS
33
37%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.13/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Aug 25th, 2023
Average FPS
148
100%
Min 1% FPS
89
100%
Price, $
$718
29%
Value, $/FPS
$4.85/FPS
65%
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$718.00
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$529.00
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$499.00
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$828.00
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$830.05
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Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 7700 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 7700 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 7700 XT in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
33%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
74%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
26%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
32%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
16%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Aug 25th, 2023
Memory
12 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
432 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
244.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
549.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
35.17 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 7700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 25th, 2023 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $449.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 245 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 432 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 244.2 GPixel/s |
| 176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 549.5 GTexel/s |
| 5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 35.17 TFLOPS |
