amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2816
Cores320 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R9 290X
VS
amd
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2304
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 5700
AMD Radeon R9 290X
4GB GDDR5 290W $549 Oct 2013
Radeon R9 290X
$549 • Oct 2013
VS
Radeon RX 5700
$349 • Jul 2019
AMD Radeon RX 5700
8GB GDDR6 180W $349 Jul 2019
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 290X | AMD Radeon RX 5700 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 290 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 | 2816 | 2304 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 176 | 144 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 512-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1250 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 64 GPixel/s | 110.4 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320 GTexel/s | 448 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 5.632 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
3819
AMD Radeon R9 290X
7442 (+95%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
43410
AMD Radeon R9 290X
68796 (+58%)
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 290X
82.8 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 5700
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8530
AMD Radeon R9 290X
14348 (+68%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700
Game Benchmarks Comparison (53 benchmarks)
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 5700 (+2%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+1%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+3%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Winner
Loser
Pathfinder Kingmaker
8.5 2018 • Adventure, RPG Owlcat Games
1080p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+14%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+17%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+19%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 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 R9 290X (+5%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+5%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+4%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Immortal Unchained
8.2 2018 • Action, Adventure, RPG Toadman Interactive
1080p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+4%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+6%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+9%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Shadows Awakening
8.3 2018 • Action, RPG Games Farm
1080p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+7%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+5%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+7%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Strange Brigade
7.6 2018 • Action, Adventure Rebellion
1080p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+5%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 (+4%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+12%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 31 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
43
Avg FPS
Radeon R9 290X
VS
+22.6%
53
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 5700
AMD Radeon R9 290X
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
24
Wins
43
Avg FPS
36
Min FPS
48%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 5700
AMD • 8GB GDDR6
24
Wins
53
Avg FPS
44
Min FPS
48%
Win Rate
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