amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2560
Cores320 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R9 290
VS
amd
Brand8GB HBM2
Memory3584
Cores409.6 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD Radeon R9 290
4GB GDDR5 275W $399 Nov 2013
Radeon R9 290
$399 • Nov 2013
VS
Radeon RX Vega 56
$399 • Aug 2017
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8GB HBM2 210W $399 Aug 2017
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | HBM2 |
| TDP | 275 W | 210 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | N/A | 1471 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 409.6 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 14nm |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 | GCN 5.0 |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 160 | 224 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 512-bit | 2048-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1250 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 60.61 GPixel/s | 94.14 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320 GTexel/s | 409.6 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 4.849 GFLOPS | 10.54 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 438 mm² | 495 mm² |
| Transistors | 6200 Million | 12500 Million |
| Required PSU | 600 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
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
6723 (+90%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
41610
AMD Radeon R9 290
47815 (+15%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
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
81.2 FPS
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8150
AMD Radeon R9 290
13099 (+61%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Game Benchmarks Comparison (198 benchmarks)
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+108%)
AVG 187 FPS
MIN 159 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+100%)
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+97%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Winner
Loser
Pathfinder Kingmaker
8.5 2018 • Adventure, RPG Owlcat Games
1080p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+49%)
AVG 128 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 82 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+48%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+50%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light Bad Blood
7.9 2018 • Action, RPG, Early Access Techland
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+78%)
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+80%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+86%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 33 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 Vega 56 (+75%)
AVG 128 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+72%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+74%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Shadows Awakening
8.3 2018 • Action, RPG Games Farm
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+80%)
AVG 155 FPS
MIN 144 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+82%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+81%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Strange Brigade
7.6 2018 • Action, Adventure Rebellion
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+65%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+83%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+62%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Wins!
Based on 195 benchmarks across 66 games
39
Avg FPS
Radeon R9 290
VS
+76.2%
69
Avg FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD Radeon R9 290
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
0
Wins
39
Avg FPS
33
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD • 8GB HBM2
192
Wins
69
Avg FPS
58
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
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