Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 1836 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 20% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon R9 290 - 30 vs 25 FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 175 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
30
100%
Value, €/FPS
€6.83/FPS
100%
Price, €
€204.82
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
68%
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
81%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$399 | MSRP | $279 |
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 |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |