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The Radeon RX 5500 XT is a much faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.

Advantages of the Radeon RX 5500 XT

  • A much faster GPU for gaming
  • Consumes up to 53% less energy130 vs 275 Watts

Advantages of the Radeon R9 290

The Radeon RX 5500 XT is better in every way

Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Radeon R9 290 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Logo

Radeon RX 5500 XT

Dec 12th, 2019


Average FPS

73

100%

Min 1% FPS

37

100%

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Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Radeon R9 290 in My Games

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The Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Radeon R9 290 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Logo

Radeon RX 5500 XT

Dec 12th, 2019


3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

4858

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

Radeon R9 290

Nov 5th, 2013


3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

3705

76%

Performance Specifications

The Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Radeon R9 290 in core GPU performance specifications

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Logo

Radeon RX 5500 XT

Dec 12th, 2019


Memory

4 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

224 GB/s

70%


Pixel Fillrate

59.04 GPixel/s

97%

Texture Fillrate

162.4 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

5.196 TFLOPS

100%

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

Radeon R9 290

Nov 5th, 2013


Memory

4 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

320 GB/s

100%


Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

93%

FP32

4.849 TFLOPS

93%

Specifications

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Specifications

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General
Dec 12th, 2019
Release DateNov 5th, 2013
$169.00
MSRP$399.00
NaviGenerationVolcanic Islands
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
130 W
Power Consumption275 W
Memory
4 GBMemory Size4 GB
GDDR6Memory TypeGDDR5
128-bitMemory Bus512-bit
224 GB/sBandwidth
320 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
59.04 GPixel/sPixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
162.4 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate151.5 GTexel/s
5.196 TFLOPS
FP324.849 TFLOPS

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