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AMD logo Radeon RX 590
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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X

AMD Radeon RX 590 logo AMD Radeon R9 280X logo
General information Radeon RX 590 Radeon R9 280X
Launched Q4 2018 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 3072 MB 62.5 %
Core Clock 1545 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 35.3 %
Boost Clock 1600 MHz 0 % 1150 MHz 28.1 %
Effective Clock 8400 MHz 0 % 6400 MHz 23.8 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 175 W 30 % 250 W 0 %
Length 298 mm 3.9 % 310 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon RX 590 Radeon R9 280X
Overall Score 49432 0 % 38460 22.2 %
Future Proof 63 % 0 % 21 % 66.7 %
Benchmark Score 24435 0 % 14792 39.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 800 0 % 730 8.7 %
Average DirectX performance 72.5 FPS 0 % 47.6 FPS 34.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 130.2 FPS 0 % 93.2 FPS 28.4 %
DirectX 10 performance 48.3 FPS 0 % 31.9 FPS 33.9 %
DirectX 11 performance 65.3 FPS 0 % 35.3 FPS 45.9 %
DirectX 12 performance 46.2 FPS 0 % 30 FPS 35 %
Graphic card computing 4187.8 operations/s 0 % 2903.3 operations/s 30.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 590, Radeon R9 280X.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 590 Radeon R9 280X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 113.2 FPS 83.4 FPS
High settings 203.8 FPS 150.2 FPS
Medium settings 244.6 FPS 180.2 FPS
Low settings 342.5 FPS 252.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 26.3 %

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 590, Radeon R9 280X.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 590 Radeon R9 280X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.9 FPS 63.9 FPS
High settings 149.2 FPS 115.1 FPS
Medium settings 179.0 FPS 138.1 FPS
Low settings 250.6 FPS 193.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.9 %
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