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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 480 outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 480 is 967 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 16% better in Metro Exodus than Radeon R9 290 - 22 vs 19 FPS
- Up to 14% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Radeon R9 290 - $13.59 vs $15.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 150 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 RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
FPS
22
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G
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Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
19
86.36363636363636%
Value, $/FPS
$15.74/FPS
86.3405336721728%
Price, $
$299
100%
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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In Stock
Updated 315139 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
66.83715558488697%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
83.10477235326384%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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