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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7900 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 7900 XT is 3297 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 70% cheaper than Radeon RX 7900 XT - $210.0 vs $699.99
- Up to 40% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Radeon RX 7900 XT - $2.5 vs $4.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT - 290 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
- Performs up to 101% better in Far Cry 6 than Radeon R9 290X - 169 vs 84 FPS
- Up to 400% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 20 vs 4 GB
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
84
49.70414201183432%
Value, $/FPS
$2.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
FPS
169
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.14/FPS
60.38647342995169%
Price, $
$699.99
30%
FPS Winner
Sapphire 11323-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 20GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3
Buy for $699.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 320949 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
13.92515230635335%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
21.87966185977126%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
459.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
804.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 3rd, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
$549 | MSRP | $899 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 20 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 800 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2394 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2500 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or Radeon RX 7900 XT
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
143 FPS
$15.78/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
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$13.86/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700X
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$12.17/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 7 7700X
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174 FPS
$17.24/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$16.56/FPS
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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