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AMD logo Radeon RX 580
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AMD logo Radeon R9 290

AMD Radeon RX 580 logo AMD Radeon R9 290 logo
General information Radeon RX 580 Radeon R9 290
Launched Q2 2017 Q4 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 4096 MB 50 %
Core Clock 1257 MHz 0 % 947 MHz 24.7 %
Boost Clock 1450 MHz 0 % 974 MHz 32.8 %
Effective Clock 8400 MHz 0 % 5600 MHz 33.3 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 W 32.7 % 275 W 0 %
Length 298 mm 5.1 % 314 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon RX 580 Radeon R9 290
Overall Score 47916 0 % 46144 3.7 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 30 % 43.4 %
Benchmark Score 22959 0 % 21293 7.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 773.1 0 % 695 10.1 %
Average DirectX performance 68 FPS 0 % 65.3 FPS 4 %
DirectX 9 performance 124.7 FPS 1.9 % 127.1 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 45 FPS 0 % 44.2 FPS 1.6 %
DirectX 11 performance 59.5 FPS 0 % 53.8 FPS 9.5 %
DirectX 12 performance 43 FPS 0 % 36 FPS 16.3 %
Graphic card computing 3600.3 operations/s 0 % 3074.1 operations/s 14.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 580, Radeon R9 290.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 580 Radeon R9 290
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 108.4 FPS 103.6 FPS
High settings 195.2 FPS 186.5 FPS
Medium settings 234.2 FPS 223.8 FPS
Low settings 327.9 FPS 313.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon RX 580, Radeon R9 290.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 580 Radeon R9 290
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 80.8 FPS 77.7 FPS
High settings 145.4 FPS 139.8 FPS
Medium settings 174.5 FPS 167.7 FPS
Low settings 244.3 FPS 234.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.9 %
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