The Radeon R9 290X is a slightly slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 480, however, it's a better value for money, as it's $89.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 30% cheaper – $210.00 vs $299.00
- A better value for money for gaming
Advantages of the Radeon RX 480
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 48% less energy – 150 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 480 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
99%
Min 1% FPS
33
97%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.13/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 480 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 480 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 480 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
97%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
97%
Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
80%
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
63%
Texture Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.834 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $229.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Arctic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 150 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 40.51 GPixel/s |
| 176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 182.3 GTexel/s |
| 5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.834 TFLOPS |
