Radeon RX 560 vs R9 290

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 290 and Radeon RX 560, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 290
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 275 Watt
21.00
+122%

R9 290 outperforms RX 560 by a whopping 122% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking262468
Place by popularitynot in top-10091
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.021.48
Power efficiency5.248.66
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameHawaiiPolaris 21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date5 November 2013 (11 years ago)18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 290 has 442% better value for money than RX 560.

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 cores25601024
Core clock speed947 MHz1175 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1275 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate151.581.60
Floating-point processing power4.849 TFLOPS2.611 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs16064

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length275 mm170 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth320.0 GB/s112.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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.

R9 290 21.00
+122%
RX 560 9.47

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 290 8093
+122%
RX 560 3649

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 HD75−80
+114%
35
−114%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.322.83

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.00 9.47
Recency 5 November 2013 18 April 2017
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 75 Watt

R9 290 has a 121.8% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 560, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 290 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 560 in performance tests.


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