Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X 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 290X is 1272 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 560.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 11% better in Rust than Radeon RX 560 - 100 vs 90 FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 560
- Up to 29% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $150.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing Rust than Radeon R9 290X - $1.67 vs $2.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 75 vs 290 Watts
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 560 |
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Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$549 | 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 |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1175 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1275 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |