Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 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 R9 290 is 119 days older than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 7% better in Far Cry 5 than Radeon R9 280 - 110 vs 103 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 200 vs 275 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
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Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$399 | MSRP | $279 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |