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$199.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
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$129.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$99.98
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 580 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 580 is 1260 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 3% better in World of Warcraft than Radeon R9 290 - 153 vs 149 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $129.99 vs $199.99
- Up to 37% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Radeon R9 290 - $0.85 vs $1.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 185 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
153
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
78%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| $399 | 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 |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1257 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1340 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or Radeon RX 580
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
108 FPS
$9.25/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$999
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90 FPS
$12.21/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Ryzen 5 2400G
8 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,098.88
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99 FPS
$8.59/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-8400
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$849.99
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