amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2816
Cores320 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R9 290X
VS
amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2560
Cores320 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R9 290
AMD Radeon R9 290X
4GB GDDR5 290W $549 Oct 2013
Radeon R9 290X
$549 • Oct 2013
VS
Radeon R9 290
$399 • Nov 2013
AMD Radeon R9 290
4GB GDDR5 275W $399 Nov 2013
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 290X | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 290 W | 275 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 320 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 28nm |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 | GCN 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 2816 | 2560 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 176 | 160 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 512-bit | 512-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1250 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 64 GPixel/s | 60.61 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320 GTexel/s | 320 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 5.632 GFLOPS | 4.849 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.00 MB | 1.00 MB |
| Die Size | 438 mm² | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 6200 Million | 6200 Million |
| Required PSU | 600 W | 600 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| 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
3819 (+8%)
AMD Radeon R9 290X
3535
AMD Radeon R9 290
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
43410 (+4%)
AMD Radeon R9 290X
41610
AMD Radeon R9 290
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
AMD Radeon R9 290X
FPS
AMD Radeon R9 290
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8530 (+5%)
AMD Radeon R9 290X
8150
AMD Radeon R9 290
Game Benchmarks Comparison (153 benchmarks)
Project CARS 2
7.1 2017 • Racing Slightly Mad Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+9%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+10%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+10%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
7.9 2017 • Adventure, RPG, Strategy Larian Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+10%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+10%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+11%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™
7.5 2017 • Action Arkane Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+9%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+10%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+13%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
ReCore: Definitive Edition
7.9 2018 • Action, Adventure Armature Studio, LLC, Comcept
1080p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+10%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+10%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+8%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
ARK: Survival Evolved
6.1 2017 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Massively Multiplayer Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC
1080p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+10%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+7%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+13%)
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 8 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
>observer_
6.5 2017 • Adventure, Indie Bloober Team SA
1080p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+10%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+10%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+13%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon R9 290X Wins!
Based on 153 benchmarks across 51 games
39
Avg FPS
Radeon R9 290X
VS
+9.3%
36
Avg FPS
Radeon R9 290
AMD Radeon R9 290X
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
149
Wins
39
Avg FPS
32
Min FPS
97%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon R9 290
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
0
Wins
36
Avg FPS
29
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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