FirePro V5900 vs Radeon R9 290X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V5900 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 V5900 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 V5900	Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	250 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290X has 233% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
FirePro V5900 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 V5900.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 290X is 45 mm longer, than FirePro V5900.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	4−5	35−40
ultra / 1080p	2−3	24−27
QHD / 1440p	1−2	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	14−16	60−65
medium / 1080p	7−8	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 533% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	60−65
ultra / 1080p	8−9	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	21−24	110−120
medium / 1080p	10−12	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 469% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	130−140	250−260
medium / 768p	100−110	220−230
ultra / 1080p	50−55	190−200
QHD / 1440p	24−27	110−120
4K / 2160p	12−14	70−75
high / 768p	75−80	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 163% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 20% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	80−85	120−130
medium / 768p	55−60	110−120
ultra / 1080p	30−35	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Dota 2 is 101% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	45−50
ultra / 1080p	5−6	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	5−6	16−18
low / 720p	16−18	85−90
medium / 1080p	7−8	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 525% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	7−8	65−70
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	55−60	180−190
medium / 1080p	18−20	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 346% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	65−70
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	35−40
4K / 2160p	8−9	24−27
low / 720p	21−24	110−120
medium / 1080p	12−14	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 438% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	140−150
medium / 768p	−	130−140
high / 1080p	10−11	75−80
ultra / 1080p	4−5	30−35
QHD / 1440p	−	24−27
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 286% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	3−4	27−30
ultra / 1080p	1−2	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	9−10
low / 720p	10−11	70−75
medium / 1080p	4−5	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 700% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	90−95	130−140
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Minecraft is 46% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	−
ultra / 1080p	2−3	14−16
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
low / 720p	27−30	100−110
medium / 1080p	9−10	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 253% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	10−11	70−75
medium / 1080p	9−10	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 450% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	20−22	140−150
medium / 768p	12−14	90−95
high / 1080p	6−7	50−55
ultra / 1080p	4−5	27−30
4K / 2160p	3−4	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 644% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	75−80	90−95
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	55−60
high / 768p	30−35	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 52% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

	FirePro V5900	Radeon R9 290X
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN
Code name	Cayman	Hawaii XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	24 May 2011	24 October 2013
Pipelines	512	2816
Core clock speed	600 MHz
Boost Clock		947 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	19.20	176.0
Floating-point performance	614.4 gflops	5,632 gflops
Length	230 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 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 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	66 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
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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