Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 580 outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 580 is 1272 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 3% better in Sea of Thieves than Radeon R9 290X - 119 vs 116 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
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
119
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.67/FPS
100%
Price, €
€199
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD 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 |