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$299
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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MSRP in USD: $499
Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper Radeon Pro WX 5100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon Pro WX 5100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 1109 days older than the cheaper Radeon Pro WX 5100.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 30% better in Monster Hunter: World than Radeon Pro WX 5100 - 74 vs 57 FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- Up to 37% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $188.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 18% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Radeon R9 290 - $3.32 vs $4.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 75 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
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
82.17821782178217%
Price, $
$299
63%
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 Pro WX 5100
Desktop • Nov 18th, 2016
FPS
57
77.02702702702703%
Value, $/FPS
$3.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$188.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Video Card 100-505940 AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 8GB GDDR5 Retail
Buy for $188.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 312466 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon Pro WX 5100
Desktop • Nov 18th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon Pro WX 5100
Desktop • Nov 18th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
34.75 GPixel/s
57.33377330473519%
Texel Fillrate
121.6 GTexel/s
80.26402640264027%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 18th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Radeon Pro |
$399 | MSRP | $499 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 4x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 160 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 713 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1086 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or Radeon Pro WX 5100
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
40 FPS
$59.25/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 5100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,369.99
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39 FPS
$48.72/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 5100
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,899.99
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