Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 outperforms Radeon R9 280X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 1864 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 17% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Radeon R9 280X - 62 vs 53 FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 175 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 8 vs 3 GB
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 590 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
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Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$279 | MSRP | $299 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |