amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2816
Cores320 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R9 290X
VS
amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 480
AMD Radeon R9 290X
4GB GDDR5 290W $549 Oct 2013
Radeon R9 290X
$549 • Oct 2013
VS
Radeon RX 480
$229 • Jun 2016
AMD Radeon RX 480
8GB GDDR5 150W $229 Jun 2016
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 290X | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 290 W | 150 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | N/A | 1266 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 14nm |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 | GCN 4.0 |
| Shading Units | 2816 | 2304 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 176 | 144 |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| Memory Bus | 512-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1250 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 64 GPixel/s | 40.51 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320 GTexel/s | 256 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 5.632 GFLOPS | 5.834 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 6-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
3819
AMD Radeon R9 290X
3980 (+4%)
AMD Radeon RX 480
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
43410 (+12%)
AMD Radeon R9 290X
38595
AMD Radeon RX 480
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
AMD Radeon R9 290X
FPS
AMD Radeon RX 480
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8530
AMD Radeon R9 290X
8582 (+1%)
AMD Radeon RX 480
Game Benchmarks Comparison (252 benchmarks)
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+7%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+4%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+3%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Winner
Loser
Pathfinder Kingmaker
8.5 2018 • Adventure, RPG Owlcat Games
1080p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+9%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+11%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+15%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light Bad Blood
7.9 2018 • Action, RPG, Early Access Techland
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+0%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
Radeon R9 290X (+0%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+0%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon R9 290X (+0%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+0%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 480 (+0%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Immortal Unchained
8.2 2018 • Action, Adventure, RPG Toadman Interactive
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+1%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon R9 290X (+2%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+4%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Shadows Awakening
8.3 2018 • Action, RPG Games Farm
1080p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+1%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX 480 (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+4%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
Strange Brigade
7.6 2018 • Action, Adventure Rebellion
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+0%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
Radeon R9 290X (+0%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+9%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
Radeon R9 290X
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290X (+6%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 480 Wins!
Based on 249 benchmarks across 84 games
43
Avg FPS
Radeon R9 290X
VS
+6.2%
46
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 480
AMD Radeon R9 290X
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
50
Wins
43
Avg FPS
36
Min FPS
20%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 480
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
160
Wins
46
Avg FPS
39
Min FPS
64%
Win Rate
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