Radeon X1900 XTX
VS
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Radeon X1900 XTX
VS
AMD Radeon R9 290X

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between Radeon X1900 XTX  vs  AMD Radeon R9 290X.

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Place in performance rating
191
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Value for money (0-100)
13.90
R500
Architecture
GCN
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Code name
Hawaii
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Type
Desktop
2006 (15 years ago)
Release date
24 October 2013 (8 years ago)
$399
Launch price (MSRP)
$549
$149 (0.4x MSRP)
Price now
$24 (0x MSRP)
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Design
reference
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Value for money
35.36
R580
GPU code name
Hawaii XT
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between Radeon X1900 XTX  vs  AMD Radeon R9 290X in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

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Pipelines
2816
650 MHz
Core clock speed
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Boost Clock
947 MHz
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Transistor count
6,200 million
90 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
250 Watt
10.40
Texture fill rate
176.0
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Floating-point performance
5,632 gflops
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Pipelines / CUDA cores
2816
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Boost clock speed
947 MHz
384 million
Number of transistors
6,200 million
135 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
250 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards Radeon X1900 XTX and AMD Radeon R9 290X come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 1.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
242 mm
Length
275 mm
1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
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Bus support
PCIe 3.0

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between Radeon X1900 XTX vs AMD Radeon R9 290X.

GDDR3
Memory type
GDDR5
512 MB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
512 Bit
1550 MBps
Memory clock speed
1250 MHz
49.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
320 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between Radeon X1900 XTX vs AMD Radeon R9 290X.

2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Eyefinity
+
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HDMI
+
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DisplayPort support
+

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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AppAcceleration
+
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CrossFire
1
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FreeSync
1
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HD3D
+
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LiquidVR
1
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PowerTune
-
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TressFX
1
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TrueAudio
+
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ZeroCore
-
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DDMA audio
+
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Enduro
-
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UVD
+

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders Radeon X1900 XTX and AMD Radeon R9 290X is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

9.0c (9_3)
DirectX
DirectX® 12
2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial)
OpenGL
4.6
N/A
Vulkan
+
3.0
Shader Model
6.3
N/A
OpenCL
2.0
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Mantle
-

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Radeon X1900 XTX and AMD Radeon R9 290X graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the Radeon X1900 XTX or AMD Radeon R9 290X good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Radeon X1900 XTX
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Death Stranding (2020) Radeon X1900 XTX
AMD Radeon R9 290X
F1 2020 (2020) Radeon X1900 XTX
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Gears Tactics (2020) Radeon X1900 XTX
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Doom Eternal (2020) Radeon X1900 XTX
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of Radeon X1900 XTX

More maximum RAM amount (512 MB vs 4 GB)

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X

35.38% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($24 (0x MSRP) vs $149 (0.4x MSRP))

Finer manufacturing process technology (28 nm vs 90 nm)

More memory bandwidth (320 GB/s vs 49.6 GB/s)

So, Radeon X1900 XTX or AMD Radeon R9 290X?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon R9 290X .

Radeon X1900 XTX versus AMD Radeon R9 290X performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

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332042 (100 %)

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3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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User rating

5.0 Out of 1 Hitesti Score
3.9 Out of 58 Hitesti Score