The Radeon RX 5700 XT is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290X and it's also a much better value for money, as it's only $29.99 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 5700 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- 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
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 12% cheaper – $210.00 vs $239.99
Radeon RX 5700 XT vs Radeon R9 290X 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, $
$239.99
87%
Value, $/FPS
$2.3/FPS
100%
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$239.99
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$539.00
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$529.99
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Radeon RX 5700 XT vs Radeon R9 290X in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 5700 XT vs Radeon R9 290X in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 5700 XT vs Radeon R9 290X in core GPU performance specifications
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%
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%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 5700 XT | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
$399.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| Navi | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
225 W | Power Consumption | 290 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
121.9 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 64 GPixel/s |
304.8 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 176 GTexel/s |
9.754 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.632 TFLOPS |
