Radeon HD 5770 vs R9 290

Place in performance ranking	244	627
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.45	0.68
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Hawaii	Juniper
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 November 2013 (10 years ago)	13 October 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$159
Current price	$20 (0.1x MSRP)	$103 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 290 has 1731% better value for money than ATI HD 5770.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2560	800
Core clock speed	947 MHz	850 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	108 Watt
Texture fill rate	151.5	34.00
Floating-point performance	4,849 gflops	1,360.0 gflops

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	275 mm	208 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 6-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	320.0 GB/s	76.8 GB/s

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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.3	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

R9 290 20.96
+374%

ATI HD 5770 4.42

R9 290 outperforms HD 5770 by 374% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R9 290 8093
+375%

ATI HD 5770 1705

R9 290 outperforms HD 5770 by 375% in Passmark.

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:

900p	110−120 +358%	24 −358%
Full HD	210−220 +357%	46 −357%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9
+700%

1−2

−700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
Hitman 3	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
Hitman 3	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+500%

2−3
−500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Hitman 3	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+700%

1−2

−700%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	0−1
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	3−4	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5	0−1
Metro Exodus	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+400%

1−2

−400%

This is how R9 290 and ATI HD 5770 compete in popular games:

R9 290 is 358% faster in 900p
R9 290 is 357% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.96	4.42
Recency	5 November 2013	13 October 2009
Cost	$399	$159
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	108 Watt