Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon R9 290
Summary
Radeon RX 480
119%
Radeon R9 290
100%
Relative performance
Radeon RX 480
109%
Radeon R9 290
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 480 |
| 9% higher gaming performance. |
| 125 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 480
The Radeon RX 480 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (29 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 480 | | Radeon R9 290 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT) | vs | Hawaii (Hawaii PRO) |
| 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 | 2560 |
| Compute Units | 36 | vs | 40 |
| Core clock | 1120 MHz | vs | 947 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | vs | 64 |
| TMUs | 144 | vs | 160 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 480 | | Radeon R9 290 | |
|---|
| 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 290 | |
|---|
| TDP | 150 watts | vs | 275 watts |
| Release Date | 29 Jun 2016 | vs | 5 Nov 2013 |
Radeon RX 480
40.50 GP/s
Radeon R9 290
60.60 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 480
182.30 GT/s
Radeon R9 290
152.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 480
256.00 GB/s
Radeon R9 290
320.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 480
5834.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 290
4849.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Radeon RX 480
18430
Radeon R9 290
15440
Points (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon RX 480
60
Radeon R9 290
53
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon RX 480
60
Radeon R9 290
59
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
Radeon RX 480
94
Radeon R9 290
89
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
Radeon RX 480
86
Radeon R9 290
66
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
Radeon RX 480
66
Radeon R9 290
67
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon RX 480
84
Radeon R9 290
83
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
Radeon RX 480
75
Radeon R9 290
69
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
Radeon RX 480
70
Radeon R9 290
57
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 480
53
Radeon R9 290
45
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
Radeon RX 480
59
Radeon R9 290
60
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon RX 480
39
Radeon R9 290
38
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon RX 480
45
Radeon R9 290
43
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
Radeon RX 480
61
Radeon R9 290
57
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
Radeon RX 480
56
Radeon R9 290
43
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
Radeon RX 480
46
Radeon R9 290
48
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon RX 480
59
Radeon R9 290
53
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
Radeon RX 480
57
Radeon R9 290
55
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
Radeon RX 480
48
Radeon R9 290
40
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 480
41
Radeon R9 290
35
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
Radeon RX 480
42
Radeon R9 290
41
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon RX 480
23
Radeon R9 290
23
FPS (higher is better)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
Radeon RX 480
31
Radeon R9 290
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
Radeon RX 480
26
Radeon R9 290
19
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
Radeon RX 480
25
Radeon R9 290
26
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon RX 480
30
Radeon R9 290
27
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
Radeon RX 480
31
Radeon R9 290
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+
Radeon RX 480
24
Radeon R9 290
22
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 480
25
Radeon R9 290
21
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
Radeon RX 480
24
Radeon R9 290
24
FPS (higher is better)