Radeon RX 570 vs Radeon R9 290X
Summary
Radeon RX 570
103%
Radeon R9 290X
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 570 |
| 170 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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 (12 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 570 | | Radeon R9 290X | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Ellesmere (Ellesmere PRO) | 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 | 2048 | vs | 2816 |
| Compute Units | 32 | vs | 44 |
| Core clock | 926 MHz | vs | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | vs | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 | vs | 176 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 570 | | Radeon R9 290X | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 512 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1650 MHz
6600 MHz effective | vs | 1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | vs | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 570 | | Radeon R9 290X | |
|---|
| TDP | 120 watts | vs | 290 watts |
| Release Date | 1 Apr 2017 | vs | 24 Oct 2013 |
Radeon RX 570
38.60 GP/s
Radeon R9 290X
64.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 570
154.40 GT/s
Radeon R9 290X
176.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 570
211.20 GB/s
Radeon R9 290X
320.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 570
4940.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 290X
5632.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
DX11, Very High Settings
Radeon RX 570
69
Radeon R9 290X
68
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon RX 570
82
Radeon R9 290X
83
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
Radeon RX 570
71
Radeon R9 290X
60
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 570
58
Radeon R9 290X
49
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
Radeon RX 570
48
Radeon R9 290X
50
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon RX 570
56
Radeon R9 290X
58
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
Radeon RX 570
48
Radeon R9 290X
43
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 570
42
Radeon R9 290X
39
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
Radeon RX 570
26
Radeon R9 290X
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon RX 570
30
Radeon R9 290X
31
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
Radeon RX 570
25
Radeon R9 290X
24
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 570
24
Radeon R9 290X
24
FPS (higher is better)