Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 570 vs Radeon R9 290
AMD
Radeon RX 570
4096 Mb GDDR5
Released 1 Apr 2017
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VS
AMD
Radeon R9 290
4096 Mb GDDR5
Released 5 Nov 2013
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 570111%
- Radeon R9 290100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 570
- 11% higher gaming performance.
- 155 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 290 .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 290
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 570
The Radeon RX 570 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (12 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 570 | Radeon R9 290 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Ellesmere (Ellesmere PRO) | Hawaii (Hawaii PRO) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,700 million | 6,200 million |
| Shaders | 2048 | 2560 |
| Compute Units | 32 | 40 |
| Core clock | 926 MHz | 947 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 | 160 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 570 | Radeon R9 290 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 512 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1650 MHz
6600 MHz effective | 1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 570 | Radeon R9 290 |
|---|
| TDP | 120 watts | 275 watts |
| Release Date | 1 Apr 2017 | 5 Nov 2013 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 57038.60 GP/s
- Radeon R9 29060.60 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 570154.40 GT/s
- Radeon R9 290152.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 570211.20 GB/s
- Radeon R9 290320.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 5704940.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 2904849.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 57069
- Radeon R9 29067
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 57082
- Radeon R9 29083
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
- Radeon RX 57071
- Radeon R9 29057
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 57058
- Radeon R9 29045
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 57048
- Radeon R9 29048
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 57056
- Radeon R9 29053
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
- Radeon RX 57048
- Radeon R9 29040
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 57042
- Radeon R9 29035
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 57026
- Radeon R9 29026
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 57030
- Radeon R9 29027
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
- Radeon RX 57025
- Radeon R9 29022
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 57024
- Radeon R9 29021
FPS (higher is better)