The Radeon R9 290 is the comparison's loser – it's a slightly slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 480 and it's also a slightly worse value for money, as it's the same price!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
The Radeon RX 480 is better in every way
Advantages of the Radeon RX 480
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 45% less energy – 150 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 480 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Average FPS
65
96%
Min 1% FPS
32
94%
Price, €
€269.37
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.14/FPS
96%
Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Average FPS
68
100%
Min 1% FPS
34
100%
Price, €
€269.37
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.96/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 480 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 480 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 480 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
83%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
83%
Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
80%
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
67%
Texture Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.834 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | $229.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Arctic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 150 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 40.51 GPixel/s |
| 151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 182.3 GTexel/s |
| 4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.834 TFLOPS |
