Radeon RX 470 vs Radeon R9 290
Summary
Radeon RX 470
108%
Radeon R9 290
100%
Relative performance
Radeon RX 470
100%
Radeon R9 290
108%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 470 |
| 155 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
Reasons to consider Radeon R9 290 |
| 8% 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends Radeon R9 290
The Radeon R9 290 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (26 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 470 | | Radeon R9 290 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Ellesmere (Ellesmere PRO) | vs | Hawaii (Hawaii PRO) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | vs | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,700 million | vs | 6,200 million |
| Shaders | 2048 | vs | 2560 |
| Compute Units | 32 | vs | 40 |
| Core clock | 926 MHz | vs | 947 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | vs | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 | vs | 160 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 470 | | Radeon R9 290 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 512 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1650 MHz
6600 MHz effective | vs | 1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | vs | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 470 | | Radeon R9 290 | |
|---|
| TDP | 120 watts | vs | 275 watts |
| Release Date | 29 Jun 2016 | vs | 5 Nov 2013 |
Radeon RX 470
38.60 GP/s
Radeon R9 290
60.60 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 470
154.40 GT/s
Radeon R9 290
152.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 470
211.20 GB/s
Radeon R9 290
320.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 470
4940.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 290
4849.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Radeon RX 470
16690
Radeon R9 290
15440
Points (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon RX 470
51
Radeon R9 290
53
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon RX 470
53
Radeon R9 290
59
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
Radeon RX 470
84
Radeon R9 290
89
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
Radeon RX 470
58
Radeon R9 290
67
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon RX 470
76
Radeon R9 290
83
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
Radeon RX 470
66
Radeon R9 290
69
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
Radeon RX 470
61
Radeon R9 290
57
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 470
49
Radeon R9 290
45
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
Radeon RX 470
52
Radeon R9 290
60
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon RX 470
32
Radeon R9 290
38
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon RX 470
36
Radeon R9 290
43
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
Radeon RX 470
55
Radeon R9 290
57
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
Radeon RX 470
39
Radeon R9 290
48
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon RX 470
51
Radeon R9 290
53
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
Radeon RX 470
47
Radeon R9 290
55
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
Radeon RX 470
41
Radeon R9 290
40
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 470
36
Radeon R9 290
35
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
Radeon RX 470
37
Radeon R9 290
41
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon RX 470
19
Radeon R9 290
23
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
Radeon RX 470
27
Radeon R9 290
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
Radeon RX 470
21
Radeon R9 290
26
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon RX 470
25
Radeon R9 290
27
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
Radeon RX 470
25
Radeon R9 290
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
Radeon RX 470
21
Radeon R9 290
22
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 470
22
Radeon R9 290
21
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
Radeon RX 470
21
Radeon R9 290
24
FPS (higher is better)