The Radeon R9 290X is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 7900 XT and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $579.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 73% cheaper – $210.00 vs $789.00
- Consumes up to 3% less energy – 290 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 7900 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 400% more VRAM memory – 20 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 7900 XT for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
35%
Min 1% FPS
33
27%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.13/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Nov 3rd, 2022
Average FPS
192
100%
Min 1% FPS
122
100%
Price, $
$789
26%
Value, $/FPS
$4.1/FPS
76%
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$789.00
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$1,009.27
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$899.99
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$1,387.88
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$1,484.65
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$1,125.00
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$1,201.90
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Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 7900 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 7900 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 7900 XT in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
20%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
40%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
14%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
22%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
11%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Nov 3rd, 2022
Memory
20 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
800 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
459.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
804.4 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
51.48 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 7900 XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 3rd, 2022 |
$549.00 | MSRP | $899.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
290 W | Power Consumption | 300 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 20 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 320-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 800 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 459.6 GPixel/s |
| 176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 804.4 GTexel/s |
| 5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 51.48 TFLOPS |
