Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 outperforms Radeon R9 280X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 1864 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 46% better in Fortnite than Radeon R9 280X - 70 vs 48 FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 175 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 8 vs 3 GB
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
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Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$299 | MSRP | $279 |
2x DVI, 1x 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 |
288 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
1000 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |