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$299
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 580 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 580 is 1260 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 21% better in Metro Exodus than Radeon R9 290 - 23 vs 19 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $129.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Radeon R9 290 - $5.65 vs $15.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 185 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
19
82.6086956521739%
Value, $/FPS
$15.74/FPS
35.895806861499366%
Price, $
$299
43%
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Updated 312252 minutes ago
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
23
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)
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In Stock
Updated 312251 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
78.49740932642487%
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
70.74740141890777%
Texel Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| $399 | MSRP | $229 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1257 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1340 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or Radeon RX 580
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
14 FPS
$85.64/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
In Stock
10 FPS
$109.89/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Ryzen 5 2400G
8 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,098.88
In Stock
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