Radeon R9 290X vs R9 FURY X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 FURY X and Radeon R9 290X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 FURY X
2015
4 GB High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), 275 Watt
21.28
+28%

R9 FURY X outperforms R9 290X by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking241306
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.904.26
Power efficiency6.134.54
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameFijiHawaii
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferencereference
Release date24 June 2015 (9 years ago)24 October 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

R9 FURY X has 38% better value for money than R9 290X.

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 cores40962816
Compute units64no data
Boost clock speed1050 MHz947 MHz
Number of transistors8,900 million6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate268.8176.0
Floating-point processing power8.602 TFLOPS5.632 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs256176

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 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length191 mm275 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 typeHigh Bandwidth Memory (HBM)GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)+no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s320 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity++
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support++

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration++
CrossFire++
FRTC+-
FreeSync++
HD3D++
LiquidVR++
PowerTune+-
TressFX++
TrueAudio++
UVD++
VCE+-
DDMA audio++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.36.3
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan++
Mantle+-

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.

R9 FURY X 21.28
+28%
R9 290X 16.62

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R9 FURY X 9507
+28%
R9 290X 7425

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.

R9 FURY X 16710
+42.6%
R9 290X 11717

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 HD110−120
+27.9%
86
−27.9%
4K60−65
+20%
50
−20%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.90
+8.2%
6.38
−8.2%
4K10.82
+1.5%
10.98
−1.5%
  • R9 FURY X has 8% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • R9 FURY X and R9 290X have nearly equal cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280
+0%
280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 67
+0%
67
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75
+0%
75
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 136
+0%
136
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 44
+0%
44
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+0%
29
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 52
+0%
52
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+0%
28
+0%
Valorant 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 84
+0%
84
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how R9 FURY X and R9 290X compete in popular games:

  • R9 FURY X is 28% faster in 1080p
  • R9 FURY X is 20% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 21.28 16.62
Recency 24 June 2015 24 October 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 250 Watt

R9 FURY X has a 28% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

R9 290X, on the other hand, has 10% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 FURY X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 290X in performance tests.

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