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$299
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Same as Founder's Edition
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $269
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MSRP in USD: $269
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$269.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$270.55
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$259.99
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 7600 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 RX 7600 is 3487 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7600
- Performs up to 221% better in Metro Exodus than Radeon R9 290 - 61 vs 19 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $269.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 72% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Radeon R9 290 - $4.43 vs $15.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 165 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Radeon RX 7600
Desktop • May 24th, 2023
FPS
61
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$269.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GV-R76GAMING OC-8GD Radeon RX 7600 Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans 8GB 128-bit GDDR6, Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 7600
Desktop • May 24th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 7600
Desktop • May 24th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
169.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
339.8 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7600 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | May 24th, 2023 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
| $399 | MSRP | $269 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1720 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2655 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or Radeon RX 7600
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
60 FPS
$21.14/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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60 FPS
$23.33/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.9
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60 FPS
$31/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,859.99
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59 FPS
$20.19/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 7600
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,191
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