Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 119 days older than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 200 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 18% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Radeon R9 280 - 47 vs 40 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
49.265797723148%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
68.97689768976898%
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$279 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
