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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 460 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 460 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 1007 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 460.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 19% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Radeon RX 460 - 88 vs 74 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 460 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 460
- Up to 42% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $172.02 vs $299.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Radeon R9 290 - $2.32 vs $3.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 75 vs 275 Watts
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
88
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.4/FPS
68.23529411764706%
Price, $
$299
57%
FPS Winner
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Radeon RX 460
Desktop • Aug 8th, 2016
FPS
74
84.0909090909091%
Value, $/FPS
$2.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$172.02
100%
Value Winner
AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB GDDR5 PCIe DVI Video Card w/HDMI, DisplayPort, FreeSync and HDCP Support
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Updated 312293 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 460
Desktop • Aug 8th, 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 RX 460
Desktop • Aug 8th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
19.2 GPixel/s
31.6779409338393%
Texel Fillrate
67.2 GTexel/s
44.35643564356436%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 460 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 8th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Arctic Islands |
| $399 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1090 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1200 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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