Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 GME outperforms 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 GME is 2328 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590 GME
- Performs up to 4% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Radeon R9 290X - 74 vs 71 FPS
- 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
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 590 GME
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590 GME
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
44.16 GPixel/s
69%
Texel Fillrate
198.7 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 GME |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 9th, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| $549 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1257 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1380 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
