Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon R9 390X
Summary
Radeon R9 290X
100%
Radeon R9 390X
116%
Relative performance
Radeon R9 290X
100%
Radeon R9 390X
109%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon R9 290X |
| 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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 390X |
| 9% higher gaming performance. |
| 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends Radeon R9 390X
The Radeon R9 390X is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (69 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon R9 290X | | Radeon R9 390X | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Hawaii (Hawaii XT) | vs | Grenada (Grenada XT) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 438 mm² | vs | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 6,200 million | vs | 6,200 million |
| Shaders | 2816 | vs | 2816 |
| Compute Units | 44 | vs | 44 |
| Core clock | 1000 MHz | vs | 1050 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | vs | 64 |
| TMUs | 176 | vs | 176 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon R9 290X | | Radeon R9 390X | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 512 bit | vs | 512 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective | vs | 1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | vs | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon R9 290X | | Radeon R9 390X | |
|---|
| TDP | 290 watts | vs | 275 watts |
| Release Date | 24 Oct 2013 | vs | 18 Jun 2015 |
Radeon R9 290X
64.00 GP/s
Radeon R9 390X
67.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon R9 290X
176.00 GT/s
Radeon R9 390X
184.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon R9 290X
320.00 GB/s
Radeon R9 390X
384.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon R9 290X
5632.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 390X
5914.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Radeon R9 290X
16210
Radeon R9 390X
18860
Points (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon R9 290X
57
Radeon R9 390X
61
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
35.5
Radeon R9 390X
38.8
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
120.6
Radeon R9 390X
132
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
74.3
Radeon R9 390X
83.9
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon R9 290X
66
Radeon R9 390X
68
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
113.3
Radeon R9 390X
122.1
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
105.7
Radeon R9 390X
112.7
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
46.2
Radeon R9 390X
51.6
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
Radeon R9 290X
100
Radeon R9 390X
102
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
Radeon R9 290X
73
Radeon R9 390X
75
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
71.7
Radeon R9 390X
82.6
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
Radeon R9 290X
68
Radeon R9 390X
69
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon R9 290X
83
Radeon R9 390X
85
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
Radeon R9 290X
75
Radeon R9 390X
82
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
107.2
Radeon R9 390X
117.1
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
81.7
Radeon R9 390X
89
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
99.8
Radeon R9 390X
109.7
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
Radeon R9 290X
60
Radeon R9 390X
76
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
88.7
Radeon R9 390X
96
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon R9 290X
49
Radeon R9 390X
52
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon R9 290X
64
Radeon R9 390X
73
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
Radeon R9 290X
61
Radeon R9 390X
63
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
74.7
Radeon R9 390X
82.3
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon R9 290X
41
Radeon R9 390X
42
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
22.9
Radeon R9 390X
24.8
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
77.5
Radeon R9 390X
85
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
49.8
Radeon R9 390X
56.8
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon R9 290X
48
Radeon R9 390X
49
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
89.7
Radeon R9 390X
96.2
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
76.5
Radeon R9 390X
82.3
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
29.9
Radeon R9 390X
33.6
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
Radeon R9 290X
63
Radeon R9 390X
70
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
Radeon R9 290X
47
Radeon R9 390X
49
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
51.6
Radeon R9 390X
58.2
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
Radeon R9 290X
50
Radeon R9 390X
52
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon R9 290X
58
Radeon R9 390X
61
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
Radeon R9 290X
59
Radeon R9 390X
64
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
72.2
Radeon R9 390X
79
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
49.9
Radeon R9 390X
54.4
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
71.2
Radeon R9 390X
77.9
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
Radeon R9 290X
43
Radeon R9 390X
53
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
66.6
Radeon R9 390X
72.4
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon R9 290X
39
Radeon R9 390X
41
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon R9 290X
49
Radeon R9 390X
55
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
Radeon R9 290X
44
Radeon R9 390X
46
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
54.2
Radeon R9 390X
59.9
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon R9 290X
25
Radeon R9 390X
26
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
20.2
Radeon R9 390X
21.6
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
38.5
Radeon R9 390X
42.3
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
25.6
Radeon R9 390X
29.6
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon R9 290X
26
Radeon R9 390X
26
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
56.4
Radeon R9 390X
60.5
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
48.8
Radeon R9 390X
52.7
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
20.7
Radeon R9 390X
23.2
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
Radeon R9 290X
32
Radeon R9 390X
36
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
Radeon R9 290X
22
Radeon R9 390X
27
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
28.3
Radeon R9 390X
31.8
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
Radeon R9 290X
28
Radeon R9 390X
30
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon R9 290X
31
Radeon R9 390X
32
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
Radeon R9 290X
31
Radeon R9 390X
37
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
36.9
Radeon R9 390X
40.4
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
25.1
Radeon R9 390X
27.4
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
39.9
Radeon R9 390X
43.6
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
Radeon R9 290X
24
Radeon R9 390X
29
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
33.5
Radeon R9 390X
36.3
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon R9 290X
24
Radeon R9 390X
25
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon R9 290X
26
Radeon R9 390X
30
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
Radeon R9 290X
25
Radeon R9 390X
27
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 290X
30.1
Radeon R9 390X
33.2
FPS (higher is better)