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 (252 benchmarks)
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+10%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+9%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+9%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 36 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 290X (+10%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 82 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+11%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+11%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 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 R9 290X (+10%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+10%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+9%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 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 R9 290X (+10%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+11%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+9%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Shadows Awakening
8.3 2018 • Action, RPG Games Farm
1080p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+9%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+9%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+12%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Strange Brigade
7.6 2018 • Action, Adventure Rebellion
1080p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+10%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+10%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+9%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon R9 290X Wins!
Based on 249 benchmarks across 84 games
43
Avg FPS
Radeon R9 290X
VS
+9.4%
39
Avg FPS
Radeon R9 290
AMD Radeon R9 290X
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
245
Wins
43
Avg FPS
36
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon R9 290
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
0
Wins
39
Avg FPS
33
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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