Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 580 outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 580 is 1272 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 4% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Radeon R9 290X - 101 vs 97 FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 185 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
101
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.4/FPS
100%
Price, £
£141.3
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X | vs | Radeon RX 580 |
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Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$549 | MSRP | $229 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
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 | 1340 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |