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AMD Radeon R9 290X

Launched Sept 2020

GPU overall vs rivals

GeForce RTX 4060 (ref)Radeon R9 390Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 290X ◂Radeon R9 290X / 390XGeForce GTX TitanGeForce GTX 1060 (Mobile)0102030405020.321.220.620.220.050.019.9AMD Radeon R9 290X This chip Desktop GPU Index 20.3AMD Radeon R9 390 Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 21.2 1.04× Radeon R9 290XAMD Radeon RX 480 Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 20.6 1.01× Radeon R9 290XAMD Radeon R9 290X / 390X Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 20.2 1.00× Radeon R9 290XNVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 20.0 0.99× Radeon R9 290XNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 2.46× Radeon R9 290XNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Mobile) Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 19.9 0.98× Radeon R9 290X
GeForce RTX 4060 (…Radeon R9 390Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 290X ◂Radeon R9 290X / 3…GeForce GTX TitanGeForce GTX 1060 (…0102030405020.321.220.620.220.050.019.9AMD Radeon R9 290X This chip Desktop GPU Index 20.3AMD Radeon R9 390 Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 21.2 1.04× Radeon R9 290XAMD Radeon RX 480 Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 20.6 1.01× Radeon R9 290XAMD Radeon R9 290X / 390X Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 20.2 1.00× Radeon R9 290XNVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 20.0 0.99× Radeon R9 290XNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 2.46× Radeon R9 290XNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Mobile) Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 19.9 0.98× Radeon R9 290X
GPU overall
20.3
0.41× refest.
GPU raster
21.6
0.43× reflow conf.
Street price
$210
GPU overall per $100
9.7

GPU raster, by benchmark

PassMark G3D Mark0102030405021.6PassMark G3D Mark Index 21.6 Median 8,431 points Source average of 516 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
PassMark G3D Mark0102030405021.6PassMark G3D Mark Index 21.6 Median 8,431 points Source average of 516 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Results table
BenchmarkVersionMedianp10–p90UnitSamplesIndexDates
PassMark G3D Markcurrent8,431–points516 avg.21.66 Nov 2026

Sources

PassMark1 average6 Nov 2026PCPartPicker1 average6 Nov 2026