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In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 590 GME outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 590 GME is 2328 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590 GME
- Performs up to 3% better in Sea of Thieves than Radeon R9 290X - 120 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $119.99 vs $210.0
- Up to 45% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Radeon R9 290X - $1.0 vs $1.81 per 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
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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Radeon RX 590 GME
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
FPS
120
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1/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)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 590 GME
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590 GME
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
44.16 GPixel/s
69%
Texel Fillrate
198.7 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 GME |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 9th, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| $549 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 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 | 1380 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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