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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 560 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 560 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 1260 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 560.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 32% better in God of War than Radeon RX 560 - 45 vs 34 FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 560
- Up to 50% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $150.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing God of War than Radeon R9 290 - $4.41 vs $6.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 75 vs 275 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 560
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 560 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$399 | MSRP | $99 |
| 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 | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1175 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1275 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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