FirePro V7900 vs Radeon R9 290X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V7900 and Radeon R9 290X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro V7900 and Radeon R9 290X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Main Specs

	FirePro V7900	Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	250 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290X has 65% more power consumption, than FirePro V7900.
FirePro V7900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 290X has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro V7900.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
FirePro V7900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
FirePro V7900 is 4 mm longer, than Radeon R9 290X.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V7900 is 3750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	35−40
ultra / 1080p	6−7	24−27
QHD / 1440p	1−2	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	24−27	60−65
medium / 1080p	14−16	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 245% more, than FirePro V7900.
high / 1080p	18−20	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	50−55
QHD / 1440p	1−2	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	35−40	110−120
medium / 1080p	20−22	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 272% more, than FirePro V7900.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro V7900.
low / 768p	180−190	250−260
medium / 768p	150−160	220−230
ultra / 1080p	75−80	190−200
QHD / 1440p	45−50	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−33	70−75
high / 768p	110−120	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 77% more, than FirePro V7900.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−33	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than FirePro V7900.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
medium / 768p	80−85	110−120
ultra / 1080p	50−55	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Dota 2 is 49% more, than FirePro V7900.
high / 1080p	12−14	45−50
ultra / 1080p	12−14	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	5−6	16−18
low / 720p	30−33	85−90
medium / 1080p	14−16	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 233% more, than FirePro V7900.
high / 1080p	20−22	65−70
ultra / 1080p	14−16	50−55
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	80−85	180−190
medium / 1080p	35−40	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 174% more, than FirePro V7900.
high / 1080p	18−20	65−70
ultra / 1080p	14−16	45−50
QHD / 1440p	5−6	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	40−45	110−120
medium / 1080p	21−24	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 240% more, than FirePro V7900.
low / 768p	70−75	140−150
medium / 768p	60−65	130−140
high / 1080p	21−24	75−80
ultra / 1080p	9−10	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 136% more, than FirePro V7900.
high / 1080p	7−8	27−30
ultra / 1080p	5−6	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	1−2	9−10
low / 720p	21−24	70−75
medium / 1080p	9−10	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 277% more, than FirePro V7900.
low / 768p	100−110	130−140
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	100−105	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Minecraft is 26% more, than FirePro V7900.
high / 1080p	20−22	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	100−110
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 58% more, than FirePro V7900.
high / 1080p	12−14	27−30
ultra / 1080p	8−9	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	21−24	70−75
medium / 1080p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 178% more, than FirePro V7900.
low / 768p	40−45	140−150
medium / 768p	24−27	90−95
high / 1080p	14−16	50−55
ultra / 1080p	8−9	27−30
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 252% more, than FirePro V7900.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	55−60
high / 768p	45−50	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 14% more, than FirePro V7900.

Full Specs

	FirePro V7900	Radeon R9 290X
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN
Code name	Cayman	Hawaii XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	24 May 2011	24 October 2013
Pipelines	1280	2816
Core clock speed	725 MHz
Boost Clock		947 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	58.00	176.0
Floating-point performance	1,856.0 gflops	5,632 gflops
Length	279 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	320 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.3
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.76 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16	PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	171 Mh/s	623 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		350 Sol/s
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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FirePro V7900 vs Radeon R9 290X

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