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$299
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $279
Availability
MSRP in USD: $279
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$119.99
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
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$103.95
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 590 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 590 is 1836 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 7% better in Saints Row than Radeon R9 290 - 58 vs 54 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $119.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing Saints Row than Radeon R9 290 - $2.07 vs $5.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 175 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
54
93.10344827586206%
Value, $/FPS
$5.54/FPS
37.36462093862816%
Price, $
$299
40%
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Updated 312143 minutes ago
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
58
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
68.08988764044945%
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
81.57069790463619%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| $399 | MSRP | $279 |
| 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 | 1469 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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