Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms Radeon R9 285 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 301 days older than Radeon R9 285.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 9% better in Deathloop than Radeon R9 285 - 61 vs 56 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 285 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 285
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 190 vs 275 Watts
Deathloop
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon R9 285
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
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 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 2nd, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $399 | MSRP | $249 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 176 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 918 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
