Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 1717 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 38% better in Dead Island 2 than Radeon R9 280 - 80 vs 58 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 175 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 8 vs 3 GB
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| $279 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
