Radeon R9 290 vs Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) with Radeon R9 290, including specs and performance data.

Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
2022
4.43

R9 290 outperforms Graphics (Ryzen 7000) by a whopping 375% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking667264
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.06
Power efficiencyno data5.28
ArchitectureRDNA 2 (2022−2023)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameRaphaelHawaii
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date26 September 2022 (2 years ago)5 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1282560
Core clock speedno data947 MHz
Boost clock speed2200 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data275 Watt
Texture fill rateno data151.5
Floating-point processing powerno data4.849 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data160

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data275 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data512 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data320.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_212 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Graphics (Ryzen 7000) 4.43
R9 290 21.05
+375%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Graphics (Ryzen 7000) 2338
R9 290 11860
+407%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD17
−371%
80−85
+371%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.99

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
Elden Ring 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−362%
60−65
+362%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
Forza Horizon 4 17
−371%
80−85
+371%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−364%
65−70
+364%
Valorant 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−362%
60−65
+362%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
Dota 2 14
−364%
65−70
+364%
Elden Ring 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Far Cry 5 23
−335%
100−105
+335%
Fortnite 24−27
−362%
120−130
+362%
Forza Horizon 4 11
−355%
50−55
+355%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−364%
65−70
+364%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−374%
180−190
+374%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−364%
65−70
+364%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−367%
70−75
+367%
Valorant 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
World of Tanks 70−75
−373%
350−400
+373%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−362%
60−65
+362%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
Dota 2 37
−359%
170−180
+359%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−355%
100−105
+355%
Forza Horizon 4 9
−344%
40−45
+344%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−374%
180−190
+374%
Valorant 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Elden Ring 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−367%
140−150
+367%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
World of Tanks 30−35
−369%
150−160
+369%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Valorant 12−14
−362%
60−65
+362%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−369%
75−80
+369%
Elden Ring 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−369%
75−80
+369%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−362%
60−65
+362%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−369%
75−80
+369%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Dota 2 16−18
−369%
75−80
+369%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Fortnite 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Valorant 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%

This is how Graphics (Ryzen 7000) and R9 290 compete in popular games:

  • R9 290 is 371% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.43 21.05
Recency 26 September 2022 5 November 2013
Chip lithography 6 nm 28 nm

Graphics (Ryzen 7000) has an age advantage of 8 years, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

R9 290, on the other hand, has a 375.2% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon R9 290 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) is a notebook card while Radeon R9 290 is a desktop one.


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