Key Differences
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 Valheim than Radeon R9 290X - 73 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $119.99 vs $210.0
- Up to 45% better value when playing Valheim than Radeon R9 290X - $1.64 vs $2.96 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
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
FPS
73
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 9th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
44.16 GPixel/s
69%
Texel Fillrate
198.7 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 590 GME | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
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Mar 9th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 8-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 |
1257 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
1380 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |