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    Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon R9 380X

    Radeon R9 290
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 5 Nov 2013
    Radeon R9 290
    Radeon R9 380X
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Nov 2015
    Radeon R9 380X

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Radeon R9 290
      115%
    • Radeon R9 380X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon R9 290
      125%
    • Radeon R9 380X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon R9 290

    25% higher gaming performance.
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider Radeon R9 380X

    85 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 290 .
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    Radeon R9 290

    HWBench recommends Radeon R9 290

    The Radeon R9 290 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (31 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon R9 290Radeon R9 380X
    GPU NameHawaii (Hawaii PRO)vsAntigua (Antigua XT)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size438 mm²vs366 mm²
    Transistors6,200 millionvs5,000 million
    Shaders2560vs2048
    Compute Units40vs32
    Core clock947 MHzvs970 MHz
    ROPs64vs32
    TMUs160vs128

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon R9 290Radeon R9 380X
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width512 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1250 MHz
    5000 MHz effective    		vs1425 MHz
    5700 MHz effective
    Memory Size4096 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon R9 290Radeon R9 380X
    TDP275 wattsvs190 watts
    Release Date5 Nov 2013vs19 Nov 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon R9 290
      60.60 GP/s
    • Radeon R9 380X
      31.04 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon R9 290
      152.00 GT/s
    • Radeon R9 380X
      124.20 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon R9 290
      320.00 GB/s
    • Radeon R9 380X
      182.40 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon R9 290
      4849.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon R9 380X
      3973.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • Radeon R9 290
      15440
    • Radeon R9 380X
      13410

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon R9 290
      53
    • Radeon R9 380X
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon R9 290
      59
    • Radeon R9 380X
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon R9 290
      89
    • Radeon R9 380X
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • Radeon R9 290
      66
    • Radeon R9 380X
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon R9 290
      67
    • Radeon R9 380X
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon R9 290
      83
    • Radeon R9 380X
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon R9 290
      69
    • Radeon R9 380X
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • Radeon R9 290
      57
    • Radeon R9 380X
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon R9 290
      45
    • Radeon R9 380X
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon R9 290
      60
    • Radeon R9 380X
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon R9 290
      38
    • Radeon R9 380X
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon R9 290
      43
    • Radeon R9 380X
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Bioshock Infinite

    DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

    • Radeon R9 290
      58
    • Radeon R9 380X
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon R9 290
      57
    • Radeon R9 380X
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • Radeon R9 290
      43
    • Radeon R9 380X
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon R9 290
      48
    • Radeon R9 380X
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon R9 290
      53
    • Radeon R9 380X
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon R9 290
      55
    • Radeon R9 380X
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman Absolution

    DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon R9 290
      61
    • Radeon R9 380X
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • Radeon R9 290
      40
    • Radeon R9 380X
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon R9 290
      35
    • Radeon R9 380X
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon R9 290
      41
    • Radeon R9 380X
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon R9 290
      23
    • Radeon R9 380X
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon R9 290
      28
    • Radeon R9 380X
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • Radeon R9 290
      19
    • Radeon R9 380X
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon R9 290
      26
    • Radeon R9 380X
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon R9 290
      27
    • Radeon R9 380X
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon R9 290
      28
    • Radeon R9 380X
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • Radeon R9 290
      22
    • Radeon R9 380X
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon R9 290
      21
    • Radeon R9 380X
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon R9 290
      24
    • Radeon R9 380X
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

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