Radeon R9 290X2 vs RX 580
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 226 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 1 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 19.86 | no data |
| Architecture | Polaris (2016−2019) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 20 | Hawaii |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 24 June 2014 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $1,399 |
| Current price | $138 (0.6x MSRP) | $181 (0.1x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2304 | 2816 |
| Core clock speed | 1257 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1340 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 6,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 580 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 193.0 | 176.0 |
| Floating-point performance | 6,175 gflops | 2x 5,632 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 4x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | 5400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 345.6 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 April 2017 | 24 June 2014 |
| Cost | $229 | $1399 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 580 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 580 and Radeon R9 290X2. We've got no test results to judge.
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