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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 outperforms the more expensive 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 480 is 979 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 2% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Radeon R9 290X - 56 vs 55 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $188.0 vs $210.0
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 150 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G
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XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
63.296875%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
96.54415798134941%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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