AMD Radeon R9 290 VS AMD Radeon RX 590
amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2560
Cores320 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon R9 290
VS
amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 590
AMD Radeon R9 290
4GB GDDR5 275W N/A Nov 2013
Radeon R9 290
$399 • Nov 2013
VS
Radeon RX 590
$279 • Nov 2018
AMD Radeon RX 590
8GB GDDR5 175W N/A Nov 2018
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 275 W | 175 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | N/A | 1545 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 | GCN 4.0 |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 2304 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 160 | 144 |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| Memory Bus | 512-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1250 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 60.61 GPixel/s | 49.44 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320 GTexel/s | 256 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 4.849 GFLOPS | 7.119 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 438 mm² | 232 mm² |
| Transistors | 6200 Million | 5700 Million |
| Required PSU | 600 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
3535
AMD Radeon R9 290
4611 (+30%)
AMD Radeon RX 590
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
41610
AMD Radeon R9 290
45783 (+10%)
AMD Radeon RX 590
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
AMD Radeon R9 290
61.2 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 590
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8150
AMD Radeon R9 290
9375 (+15%)
AMD Radeon RX 590
Game Benchmarks Comparison (60 benchmarks)
Trine 4 The Nightmare Prince
7 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Frozenbyte
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+44%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+39%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+45%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Chernobylite Complete Edition
8 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation The Farm 51
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+57%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+78%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+45%)
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 5 FPS
Winner
Loser
Devil's Hunt
8.1 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Layopi Games
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+33%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+29%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+33%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Beyond Two Souls
7 2020 • Action, Adventure Quantic Dream
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+34%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+36%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+32%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Wolfenstein Youngblood
7.3 2019 • Action Machine Games, Arkane Studios
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+248%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+200%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+200%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City
7 2021 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+42%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+36%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+27%)
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Radeon R9 290
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 590 Wins!
Based on 60 benchmarks across 20 games
31
Avg FPS
Radeon R9 290
VS
+49.8%
47
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 590
AMD Radeon R9 290
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
0
Wins
31
Avg FPS
25
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 590
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
60
Wins
47
Avg FPS
39
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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