GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon R9 280

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon R9 280, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 590 stacks up against Radeon R9 280, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 590	Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP)	365 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	Two 8-pin	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)	3 GB
Display Connectors	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 590 has 82% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 280.
GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 590 has 3069 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce GTX 590 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 280 is 264 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 590.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 457 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−11	21−24
QHD / 1440p	4−5	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	21−24	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	27−30	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	6−7	35−40
4K / 2160p	5−6	18−20
low / 720p	55−60	100−110
medium / 1080p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Battlefield 5 is 116% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon R9 280 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	210−220	250−260
medium / 768p	190−200	220−230
ultra / 1080p	100−110	180−190
QHD / 1440p	60−65	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−35	70−75
high / 768p	150−160	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 39% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	−
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon R9 280 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	70−75	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Dota 2 is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	20−22	45−50
ultra / 1080p	18−20	40−45
QHD / 1440p	18−20	27−30
4K / 2160p	6−7	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	80−85
medium / 1080p	21−24	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Far Cry 5 is 95% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	27−30	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	14−16	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	110−120	180−190
medium / 1080p	60−65	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Fortnite is 81% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	27−30	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	10−11	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	60−65	100−110
medium / 1080p	30−35	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Forza Horizon 4 is 103% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	90−95	140−150
medium / 768p	80−85	120−130
high / 1080p	30−35	70−75
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
QHD / 1440p	4−5	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Grand Theft Auto V is 75% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	1−2	8−9
low / 720p	30−35	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Metro Exodus is 138% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	110−120	130−140
medium / 1080p	110−120	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Minecraft is 13% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	60−65	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 43% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	9−10	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	30−35	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 89% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	60−65	130−140
medium / 768p	35−40	85−90
high / 1080p	21−24	45−50
ultra / 1080p	12−14	24−27
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 121% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	50−55
high / 768p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 590.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 590	Radeon R9 280
Architecture	Fermi	GCN 1.0
Code name	GF110	Tahiti
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	24 March 2011	4 March 2014
Pipelines	1024	1792
Core clock speed	1215 MHz
Boost Clock		933 MHz
Transistor count	3,000 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	77.7 billion/sec	104.5
Floating-point performance	2x 1,244.2 gflops	3,344 gflops
Length	11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)	275 mm
Memory bus width	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1707 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	327.7 GB/s	240 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	+
CUDA	+
FreeSync		+
CUDA cores	1024
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	PCIe 3.0
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	107 Mh/s	408 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon R9 280

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