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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 1848 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 7% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Radeon R9 290X - 76 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $87.74 vs $153.55
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 175 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
77.25%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
79.10112359550561%
AMD Radeon RX 590 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$279 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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