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$299
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Same as Founder's Edition
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MSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
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$179.99
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
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$349.99
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$479
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX Vega 56 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 Vega 56 is 1378 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 35% better in Stray than Radeon R9 290 - 84 vs 62 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $179.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Stray than Radeon R9 290 - $2.14 vs $4.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 210 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
62
73.80952380952381%
Value, $/FPS
$4.82/FPS
44.398340248962654%
Price, $
$299
60%
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Updated 315327 minutes ago
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
FPS
84
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Radeon Rx Vega 56 8GB 3xDP HDMI Graphic Cards RX-VEGMLBFX6
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Updated 315327 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
64.38283407690673%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
45.97875569044006%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Vega |
| $399 | MSRP | $399 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
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