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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon HD 7970 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 684 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 19% better in Monster Hunter: World than Radeon HD 7970 - 74 vs 62 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 41% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $175.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 30% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Radeon R9 290 - $2.82 vs $4.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 250 vs 275 Watts
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
74
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.04/FPS
69.80198019801979%
Price, $
$299
58%
FPS Winner
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Updated 312466 minutes ago
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
62
83.78378378378379%
Value, $/FPS
$2.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
Buy for $175 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 312467 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
48.836825606335594%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
78.15181518151816%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$399 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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