GeForce 7900 GX2 vs Radeon R9 290X

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking329not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.22no data
Power efficiency4.66no data
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameHawaiiG71
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date24 October 2013 (11 years ago)30 April 2006 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549 $599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores2816no data
Core clock speedno data500 MHz
Boost clock speed947 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,200 million278 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattno data
Texture fill rate176.012.00 ×2
Floating-point processing power5.632 TFLOPSno data
ROPs6416 ×2
TMUs17624 ×2

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length275 mm312 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB ×2
Memory bus width512 Bit256 Bit ×2
Memory clock speed1250 MHz600 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s38.4 GB/s ×2
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
UVD+-
DDMA audio+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 129.0c (9_3)
Shader Model6.33.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan+N/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 24 October 2013 30 April 2006
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 90 nm

R9 290X has an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

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