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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 3297 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of Radeon R9 290X
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX - 290 vs 355 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 7900 XTX
- Performs up to 430% better in Overwatch 2 than Radeon R9 290X - 419 vs 79 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Radeon R9 290X - $2.39 vs $2.66 per FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 24 vs 4 GB
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
FPS
419
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$999.83
21%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire 11322-01-40G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
479.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
959.6 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X | vs | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 3rd, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
$549 | MSRP | $999 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1855 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2499 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2500 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon R9 290X or Radeon RX 7900 XTX
With selected game settings
415 FPS
$5.54/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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