AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs AMD Radeon R9 290

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and AMD Radeon R9 290 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 23% higher core clock speed: 1168 MHz vs 947 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 83% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 275 Watt
  • Around 40% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 5000 MHz
  • Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 122.268 vs 89.325
  • Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1890.261 vs 1366.314
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 10.121 vs 10.034
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 117.008 vs 98.765
  • Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 625.621 vs 540.645
  • Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9258 vs 6300
  • Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9258 vs 6300
  • Around 2% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3755 vs 3683
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 October 2018 vs 5 November 2013
Core clock speed 1168 MHz vs 947 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 275 Watt
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 122.268 vs 89.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1890.261 vs 1366.314
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 10.121 vs 10.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 117.008 vs 98.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 625.621 vs 540.645
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9258 vs 6300
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9258 vs 6300
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3755 vs 3683

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 290

  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8272 vs 7676
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 773 vs 664
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 102277 vs 34630
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 8272 vs 7676
PassMark - G2D Mark 773 vs 664
Geekbench - OpenCL 102277 vs 34630
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3711 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3354 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3711 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3354 vs 3351

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 290

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
7676
8272
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
664
773
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
34630
102277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
122.268
89.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1890.261
1366.314
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.121
10.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
117.008
98.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
625.621
540.645
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9258
6300
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3709
3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9258
6300
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3709
3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
3354
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
3755
3683
Name AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP AMD Radeon R9 290
PassMark - G3D Mark 7676 8272
PassMark - G2D Mark 664 773
Geekbench - OpenCL 34630 102277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 122.268 89.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1890.261 1366.314
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 10.121 10.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 117.008 98.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 625.621 540.645
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9258 6300
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3709 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9258 6300
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3709 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351 3354
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3755 3683

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP AMD Radeon R9 290

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Polaris 20 Hawaii
Launch date 15 October 2018 5 November 2013
Place in performance rating 356 357
Type Desktop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP) $399

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1284 MHz
Core clock speed 1168 MHz 947 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 275 Watt
Transistor count 5,700 million 6,200 million
Floating-point performance 4,849 gflops
Pipelines 2560
Texture fill rate 151.5 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 241 mm 275 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
Vulkan

Memory

Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 5000 MHz
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 320.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 512 Bit
Memory type GDDR5

Technologies

HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)