The Radeon RX 590 GME is a slightly faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290X. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590 GME
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 40% less energy – 175 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
The Radeon RX 590 GME is better in every way
Radeon RX 590 GME vs Radeon R9 290X for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 590 GME
Mar 9th, 2020
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, £
Out of Stock
Value, £/FPS
Not Available
All items are out of stock.
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
96%
Min 1% FPS
33
94%
Price, £
Out of Stock
Value, £/FPS
Not Available
All items are out of stock.
Radeon RX 590 GME vs Radeon R9 290X 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 RX 590 GME vs Radeon R9 290X in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 590 GME vs Radeon R9 290X in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 590 GME
Mar 9th, 2020
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
80%
Pixel Fillrate
45.44 GPixel/s
71%
Texture Fillrate
204.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
6.543 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
86%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
86%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 590 GME | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Mar 9th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549.00 |
| Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
175 W | Power Consumption | 290 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 45.44 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 64 GPixel/s |
204.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 176 GTexel/s |
6.543 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.632 TFLOPS |
