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AMD Radeon R9 290

Launched Sept 2020
Compare with rivalsGPU overall rankings

GPU overall vs rivals

GeForce RTX 4060 (ref)Radeon RX 5300Arc Pro 140TRadeon R9 290 ◂GeForce GTX 980MRadeon RX 580XRadeon RX 580 2048SP0102030405017.818.117.917.617.550.017.8AMD Radeon R9 290 This chip Desktop GPU Index 17.8AMD Radeon RX 5300 Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 18.1 1.02× Radeon R9 290Intel Arc Pro 140T Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 17.9 1.01× Radeon R9 290AMD Radeon RX 580X Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 17.6 0.99× Radeon R9 290AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 17.5 0.98× Radeon R9 290NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 2.81× Radeon R9 290NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 17.8 1.00× Radeon R9 290
GeForce RTX 4060 (…Radeon RX 5300Arc Pro 140TRadeon R9 290 ◂GeForce GTX 980MRadeon RX 580XRadeon RX 580 2048…0102030405017.818.117.917.617.550.017.8AMD Radeon R9 290 This chip Desktop GPU Index 17.8AMD Radeon RX 5300 Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 18.1 1.02× Radeon R9 290Intel Arc Pro 140T Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 17.9 1.01× Radeon R9 290AMD Radeon RX 580X Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 17.6 0.99× Radeon R9 290AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 17.5 0.98× Radeon R9 290NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 2.81× Radeon R9 290NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 17.8 1.00× Radeon R9 290
GPU overall
17.8
0.36× refest.
GPU raster
19.2
0.38× reflow conf.
Street price
$235
GPU overall per $100
7.6

GPU raster, by benchmark

Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL)PassMark G3D Mark0102030405017.720.8Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL), version 1.6 Index 17.7 Median 71.7 fps Source average of 10 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 OpenBenchmarkingPassMark G3D Mark Index 20.8 Median 8,128 points Source average of 803 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Unigine Heaven (10…PassMark G3D Mark0102030405017.720.8Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL), version 1.6 Index 17.7 Median 71.7 fps Source average of 10 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 OpenBenchmarkingPassMark G3D Mark Index 20.8 Median 8,128 points Source average of 803 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Results table
BenchmarkVersionMedianp10–p90UnitSamplesIndexDates
Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL)1.671.7–fps10 avg.17.76 Nov 2026
PassMark G3D Markcurrent8,128–points803 avg.20.86 Nov 2026

Sources

OpenBenchmarking1 average6 Nov 2026PassMark1 average6 Nov 2026PCPartPicker1 average6 Nov 2026