amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2816
Cores320 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R9 290X
VS
amd
Brand8GB HBM2
Memory4096
Cores483.8 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX Vega 64
AMD Radeon R9 290X
4GB GDDR5 290W $549 Oct 2013
Radeon R9 290X
$549 • Oct 2013
VS
Radeon RX Vega 64
$499 • Aug 2017
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
8GB HBM2 295W $499 Aug 2017
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 290X | AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | HBM2 |
| TDP | 290 W | 295 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | N/A | 1546 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 483.8 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 14nm |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 | GCN 5.0 |
| Shading Units | 2816 | 4096 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 176 | 256 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 512-bit | 2048-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1250 MHz | 945 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 64 GPixel/s | 98.94 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320 GTexel/s | 483.8 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 5.632 GFLOPS | 12.66 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 438 mm² | 495 mm² |
| Transistors | 6200 Million | 12500 Million |
| Required PSU | 600 W | 600 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
3819
AMD Radeon R9 290X
7509 (+97%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
43410
AMD Radeon R9 290X
52807 (+22%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
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
90.6 FPS
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8530
AMD Radeon R9 290X
14143 (+66%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
Game Benchmarks Comparison (213 benchmarks)
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+95%)
AVG 193 FPS
MIN 159 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+108%)
AVG 150 FPS
MIN 134 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+105%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Winner
Loser
Pathfinder Kingmaker
8.5 2018 • Adventure, RPG Owlcat Games
1080p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+42%)
AVG 135 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+52%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+55%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light Bad Blood
7.9 2018 • Action, RPG, Early Access Techland
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+83%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+86%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+96%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Immortal Unchained
8.2 2018 • Action, Adventure, RPG Toadman Interactive
1080p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+83%)
AVG 146 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+76%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+80%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
Shadows Awakening
8.3 2018 • Action, RPG Games Farm
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+87%)
AVG 176 FPS
MIN 164 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+90%)
AVG 114 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+83%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
Strange Brigade
7.6 2018 • Action, Adventure Rebellion
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+71%)
AVG 135 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+89%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64 (+68%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Wins!
Based on 210 benchmarks across 71 games
43
Avg FPS
Radeon R9 290X
VS
+79.8%
77
Avg FPS
Radeon RX Vega 64
AMD Radeon R9 290X
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
0
Wins
43
Avg FPS
36
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
AMD • 8GB HBM2
205
Wins
77
Avg FPS
65
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
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