RTX A5000 vs Radeon R9 290X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 290X with RTX A5000, including specs and performance data.

R9 290X
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
18.57

RTX A5000 outperforms R9 290X by a whopping 205% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking30646
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.75no data
Power efficiency4.5317.41
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameHawaiiGA102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date24 October 2013 (11 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549 no data

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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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 cores28168192
Core clock speedno data1170 MHz
Boost clock speed947 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt230 Watt
Texture fill rate176.0433.9
Floating-point processing power5.632 TFLOPS27.77 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs176256
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data64

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 4.0 x16
Length275 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s768.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 1.4a
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® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

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 290X 18.57
RTX A5000 56.58
+205%

  • Passmark

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 290X 7425
RTX A5000 22619
+205%

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 HD86
−202%
260−270
+202%
4K50
−200%
150−160
+200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.38no data
4K10.98no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−191%
300−310
+191%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−189%
110−120
+189%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−186%
100−105
+186%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−203%
230−240
+203%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−191%
300−310
+191%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−189%
110−120
+189%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−200%
180−190
+200%
Fortnite 95−100
−199%
290−300
+199%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−197%
220−230
+197%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−193%
170−180
+193%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−186%
100−105
+186%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−194%
200−210
+194%
Valorant 130−140
−190%
400−450
+190%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−203%
230−240
+203%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−191%
300−310
+191%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280
−204%
850−900
+204%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−189%
110−120
+189%
Dota 2 100−110
−186%
300−310
+186%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−200%
180−190
+200%
Fortnite 95−100
−199%
290−300
+199%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−197%
220−230
+197%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−193%
170−180
+193%
Grand Theft Auto V 67
−199%
200−210
+199%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−186%
100−105
+186%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−189%
110−120
+189%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−194%
200−210
+194%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75
−193%
220−230
+193%
Valorant 130−140
−190%
400−450
+190%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−203%
230−240
+203%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−189%
110−120
+189%
Dota 2 136
−194%
400−450
+194%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−200%
180−190
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−197%
220−230
+197%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−186%
100−105
+186%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 44
−195%
130−140
+195%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
−193%
85−90
+193%
Valorant 130−140
−190%
400−450
+190%
Fortnite 95−100
−199%
290−300
+199%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−197%
110−120
+197%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
−167%
350−400
+167%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−190%
90−95
+190%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−204%
70−75
+204%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−194%
500−550
+194%
Valorant 170−180
−187%
500−550
+187%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−194%
150−160
+194%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−194%
50−55
+194%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−182%
110−120
+182%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−189%
130−140
+189%
Hogwarts Legacy 20−22
−200%
60−65
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−204%
85−90
+204%
Fortnite 40−45
−193%
120−130
+193%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−181%
45−50
+181%
Grand Theft Auto V 52
−188%
150−160
+188%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
−204%
85−90
+204%
Valorant 100−110
−194%
300−310
+194%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−196%
80−85
+196%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−181%
45−50
+181%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
Dota 2 84
−198%
250−260
+198%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−189%
55−60
+189%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−197%
95−100
+197%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
Fortnite 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%

This is how R9 290X and RTX A5000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 is 202% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A5000 is 200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.57 56.58
Recency 24 October 2013 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 230 Watt

RTX A5000 has a 204.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 8.7% lower power consumption.

The RTX A5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 290X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 290X is a desktop card while RTX A5000 is a workstation one.

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