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MSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon Pro W5500 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon Pro W5500 is 2288 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon Pro W5500
- Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Radeon R9 290 - 185 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $274.96 vs $299.0
- Up to 13% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Radeon R9 290 - $1.49 vs $1.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 125 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon Pro W5500
Desktop • Feb 10th, 2020
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$274.96
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Radeon PRO W5500 8GB
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Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon Pro W5500
Desktop • Feb 10th, 2020
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon Pro W5500
Desktop • Feb 10th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
59.36 GPixel/s
97%
Texel Fillrate
163.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
92%
AMD Radeon Pro W5500 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 10th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| Radeon Pro Navi | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $399 | MSRP | $399 |
| 4x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1744 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1855 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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