amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2560
Cores320 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R9 290
VS
amd
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2304
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 5700
AMD Radeon R9 290
4GB GDDR5 275W $399 Nov 2013
Radeon R9 290
$399 • Nov 2013
VS
Radeon RX 5700
$349 • Jul 2019
AMD Radeon RX 5700
8GB GDDR6 180W $349 Jul 2019
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon RX 5700 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 275 W | 180 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | N/A | 1725 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 | RDNA 1.0 |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 2304 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 160 | 144 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 512-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1250 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 60.61 GPixel/s | 110.4 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320 GTexel/s | 448 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 4.849 GFLOPS | 7.949 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 438 mm² | 251 mm² |
| Transistors | 6200 Million | 10300 Million |
| Required PSU | 600 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
3535
AMD Radeon R9 290
7442 (+111%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
41610
AMD Radeon R9 290
68796 (+65%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
AMD Radeon R9 290
82.8 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 5700
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8150
AMD Radeon R9 290
14348 (+76%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700
Game Benchmarks Comparison (53 benchmarks)
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 5700 (+12%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 5700 (+8%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 5700 (+6%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Winner
Loser
Pathfinder Kingmaker
8.5 2018 • Adventure, RPG Owlcat Games
1080p
| high
Radeon R9 290 (+4%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 82 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon R9 290 (+6%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon R9 290 (+8%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light Bad Blood
7.9 2018 • Action, RPG, Early Access Techland
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+5%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+5%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+5%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Immortal Unchained
8.2 2018 • Action, Adventure, RPG Toadman Interactive
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 5700 (+5%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 5700 (+4%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+0%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Radeon RX 5700 (+0%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Shadows Awakening
8.3 2018 • Action, RPG Games Farm
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+2%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+4%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+4%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Strange Brigade
7.6 2018 • Action, Adventure Rebellion
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+4%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+15%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+3%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 5700 Wins!
Based on 50 benchmarks across 18 games
39
Avg FPS
Radeon R9 290
VS
+34.8%
53
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AMD Radeon R9 290
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
4
Wins
39
Avg FPS
33
Min FPS
8%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 5700
AMD • 8GB GDDR6
47
Wins
53
Avg FPS
44
Min FPS
94%
Win Rate
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