Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon R9 290X
Summary
Radeon RX 480
113%
Radeon R9 290X
100%
Relative performance
Radeon RX 480
101%
Radeon R9 290X
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 480 |
| 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (33 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 480 | | Radeon R9 290X | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT) | vs | Hawaii (Hawaii XT) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | vs | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,700 million | vs | 6,200 million |
| Shaders | 2304 | vs | 2816 |
| Compute Units | 36 | vs | 44 |
| Core clock | 1120 MHz | vs | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | vs | 64 |
| TMUs | 144 | vs | 176 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 480 | | Radeon R9 290X | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 512 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective | vs | 1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | vs | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 480 | | Radeon R9 290X | |
|---|
| TDP | 150 watts | vs | 290 watts |
| Release Date | 29 Jun 2016 | vs | 24 Oct 2013 |
Radeon RX 480
40.50 GP/s
Radeon R9 290X
64.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 480
182.30 GT/s
Radeon R9 290X
176.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 480
256.00 GB/s
Radeon R9 290X
320.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 480
5834.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 290X
5632.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Radeon RX 480
18430
Radeon R9 290X
16210
Points (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon RX 480
60
Radeon R9 290X
57
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon RX 480
60
Radeon R9 290X
66
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
Radeon RX 480
94
Radeon R9 290X
100
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
Radeon RX 480
86
Radeon R9 290X
73
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
Radeon RX 480
66
Radeon R9 290X
68
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon RX 480
84
Radeon R9 290X
83
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
Radeon RX 480
75
Radeon R9 290X
75
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
Radeon RX 480
70
Radeon R9 290X
60
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 480
53
Radeon R9 290X
49
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon RX 480
77
Radeon R9 290X
64
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
Radeon RX 480
59
Radeon R9 290X
61
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon RX 480
39
Radeon R9 290X
41
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon RX 480
45
Radeon R9 290X
48
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
Radeon RX 480
61
Radeon R9 290X
63
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
Radeon RX 480
56
Radeon R9 290X
47
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
Radeon RX 480
46
Radeon R9 290X
50
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon RX 480
59
Radeon R9 290X
58
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
Radeon RX 480
57
Radeon R9 290X
59
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
Radeon RX 480
48
Radeon R9 290X
43
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 480
41
Radeon R9 290X
39
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon RX 480
56
Radeon R9 290X
49
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
Radeon RX 480
42
Radeon R9 290X
44
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon RX 480
23
Radeon R9 290X
25
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon RX 480
21
Radeon R9 290X
26
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
Radeon RX 480
31
Radeon R9 290X
32
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
Radeon RX 480
26
Radeon R9 290X
22
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
Radeon RX 480
25
Radeon R9 290X
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon RX 480
30
Radeon R9 290X
31
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
Radeon RX 480
31
Radeon R9 290X
31
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
Radeon RX 480
24
Radeon R9 290X
24
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 480
25
Radeon R9 290X
24
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon RX 480
29
Radeon R9 290X
26
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
Radeon RX 480
24
Radeon R9 290X
25
FPS (higher is better)