The Radeon R9 290X is the comparison's loser – it's a slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 590 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $90.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
The Radeon RX 590 is better in every way
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- A faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 43% cheaper – $119.99 vs $210.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 40% less energy – 175 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 590 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.64/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 590 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 590 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 590 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
79%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
79%
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
80%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
77%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $279.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 175 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 | 49.44 GPixel/s |
| 176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 222.5 GTexel/s |
| 5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.119 TFLOPS |
