Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 GME 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 RX 590 GME is 2197 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590 GME
- Performs up to 30% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Radeon R9 280 - 56 vs 43 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 175 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 8 vs 3 GB
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon RX 590 GME
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590 GME
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
44.16 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
198.7 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 GME |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 9th, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| $279 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x DVI, 2x 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 |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1257 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1380 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
