The Radeon RX 590 is a clear winner – it's a much faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $179.01 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- A much faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 60% cheaper – $119.99 vs $299.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 36% less energy – 175 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
The Radeon RX 590 is better in every way
Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon R9 290 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 RX 590 vs Radeon R9 290 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon R9 290 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon R9 290 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
80%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
82%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
68%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
68%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 590 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
$279.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
175 W | Power Consumption | 275 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 49.44 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 60.61 GPixel/s |
222.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 151.5 GTexel/s |
7.119 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.849 TFLOPS |
