Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon R9 290X
AMD
Radeon RX 580
8192 Mb GDDR5
Released 1 Apr 2017
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VS
AMD
Radeon R9 290X
4096 Mb GDDR5
Released 24 Oct 2013
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 580113%
- Radeon R9 290X100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 580
- 13% higher gaming performance.
- 140 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 290X .
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 290X
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 580
The Radeon RX 580 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (12 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 580 | Radeon R9 290X |
|---|
| GPU Name | Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT) | Hawaii (Hawaii XT) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,700 million | 6,200 million |
| Shaders | 2304 | 2816 |
| Compute Units | 36 | 44 |
| Core clock | 1120 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 144 | 176 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 580 | Radeon R9 290X |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 512 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective | 1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 580 | Radeon R9 290X |
|---|
| TDP | 150 watts | 290 watts |
| Release Date | 1 Apr 2017 | 24 Oct 2013 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 58040.50 GP/s
- Radeon R9 290X64.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 580182.30 GT/s
- Radeon R9 290X176.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 580256.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 290X320.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 5805834.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 290X5632.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 58075
- Radeon R9 290X68
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 58089
- Radeon R9 290X83
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
- Radeon RX 58080
- Radeon R9 290X60
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 58063
- Radeon R9 290X49
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 58052
- Radeon R9 290X50
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 58061
- Radeon R9 290X58
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
- Radeon RX 58054
- Radeon R9 290X43
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 58046
- Radeon R9 290X39
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 58028
- Radeon R9 290X28
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 58031
- Radeon R9 290X31
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
- Radeon RX 58028
- Radeon R9 290X24
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 58026
- Radeon R9 290X24
FPS (higher is better)