The Radeon RX 7900 XT is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290 and it's also a better value for money, as it's only $889.00 more expensive!
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
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- Up to 75% cheaper – $299.00 vs $1188.00
- Consumes up to 8% less energy – 275 vs 300 Watts
Radeon RX 7900 XT vs Radeon R9 290 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Nov 3rd, 2022
Average FPS
192
100%
Min 1% FPS
122
100%
Price, $
$1188
25%
Value, $/FPS
$6.18/FPS
74%
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$1,240.00
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$1,798.00
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$1,151.00
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$946.24
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$1,495.00
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Radeon RX 7900 XT vs Radeon R9 290 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 7900 XT vs Radeon R9 290 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 7900 XT vs Radeon R9 290 in core GPU performance specifications
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%
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
20%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
40%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
13%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
19%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
9%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 7900 XT | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Nov 3rd, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| $899.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| Navi III | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 300 W | Power Consumption | 275 W |
| Memory | ||
20 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 320-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
800 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
459.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 60.61 GPixel/s |
804.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 151.5 GTexel/s |
51.48 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.849 TFLOPS |
