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 |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Geekbench - OpenCL |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score |
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Name | AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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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 |
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DirectX | 12.0 (12_0) | 12 |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
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Memory |
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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 |
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Unified Video Decoder (UVD) |