Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 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 590 is 1848 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 7% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Radeon R9 290X - 72 vs 67 FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 175 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
79.10112359550561%
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
77.25%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
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Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$549 | 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 |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |