amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2560
Cores320 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R9 290
VS
amd
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2560
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
AMD Radeon R9 290
4GB GDDR5 275W $399 Nov 2013
Radeon R9 290
$399 • Nov 2013
VS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
$399 • Jul 2019
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
8GB GDDR6 225W $399 Jul 2019
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 275 W | 225 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | N/A | 1905 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 | RDNA 1.0 |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 2560 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 160 | 160 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 512-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1250 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 60.61 GPixel/s | 121.9 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320 GTexel/s | 448 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 4.849 GFLOPS | 9.754 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 438 mm² | 251 mm² |
| Transistors | 6200 Million | 10300 Million |
| Required PSU | 600 W | 550 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
8594 (+143%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
41610
AMD Radeon R9 290
81739 (+96%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
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
117.9 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8150
AMD Radeon R9 290
16398 (+101%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (18 benchmarks)
Trine 4 The Nightmare Prince
7 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Frozenbyte
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+151%)
AVG 153 FPS
MIN 130 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+141%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+155%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Chernobylite Complete Edition
8 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation The Farm 51
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+186%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+217%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+136%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 5 FPS
Winner
Loser
Devil's Hunt
8.1 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Layopi Games
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+133%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+126%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+100%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Gears 5
7.7 2019 • Action, Adventure The Coalition
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+140%)
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+135%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+112%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts
7 2019 • Action Underdog Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+56%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+109%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+118%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Outer Worlds
7.1 2020 • RPG Obsidian Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+163%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+158%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+154%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Wins!
Based on 18 benchmarks across 6 games
30
Avg FPS
Radeon R9 290
VS
+134.4%
70
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
AMD Radeon R9 290
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
0
Wins
30
Avg FPS
24
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
AMD • 8GB GDDR6
18
Wins
70
Avg FPS
55
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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