Buy on Amazon
$119.99
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $279
Availability
MSRP in USD: $279
No items available
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $279
Availability
MSRP in USD: $279
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 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 is 1717 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 14% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Radeon R9 280 - 119 vs 104 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
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)
Buy for $119.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 14822 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| $279 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 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 | 1469 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Similar GPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar graphics card comparisons. Most compared graphics card combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
