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 3% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Radeon R9 290X - 182 vs 177 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
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
44.16 GPixel/s
69%
Texel Fillrate
198.7 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 590 GME | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
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Mar 9th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 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 |
1257 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
1380 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |