GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon R9 290X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon R9 290X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon R9 290X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 590	Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP)	365 Watt	250 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)	4 GB
Display Connectors	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 590 has 46% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 290X.
GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 590 has 3068 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 290X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 590 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 290X is 264 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 590.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 457 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−11	24−27
QHD / 1440p	4−5	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	21−24	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	27−30	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	50−55
QHD / 1440p	6−7	35−40
4K / 2160p	5−6	18−20
low / 720p	55−60	110−120
medium / 1080p	30−35	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 136% 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 290X 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	190−200
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 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 40% 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 290X 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 290X in Dota 2 is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	20−22	45−50
ultra / 1080p	18−20	45−50
QHD / 1440p	18−20	30−35
4K / 2160p	6−7	16−18
low / 720p	45−50	85−90
medium / 1080p	21−24	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 113% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	27−30	65−70
ultra / 1080p	21−24	50−55
QHD / 1440p	14−16	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	110−120	180−190
medium / 1080p	60−65	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 91% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	27−30	65−70
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	10−11	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	60−65	110−120
medium / 1080p	30−35	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 119% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	90−95	140−150
medium / 768p	80−85	130−140
high / 1080p	30−35	75−80
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
QHD / 1440p	4−5	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 84% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	10−11	27−30
ultra / 1080p	8−9	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	1−2	9−10
low / 720p	30−35	70−75
medium / 1080p	14−16	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 161% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	110−120	130−140
medium / 1080p	110−120	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X 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 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 43% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	14−16	27−30
ultra / 1080p	9−10	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	30−35	70−75
medium / 1080p	18−20	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 105% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	60−65	140−150
medium / 768p	35−40	90−95
high / 1080p	21−24	50−55
ultra / 1080p	12−14	27−30
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 139% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	55−60
high / 768p	55−60	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 590.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 590	Radeon R9 290X
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	GF110	Hawaii XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	24 March 2011	24 October 2013
Pipelines	1024	2816
Core clock speed	1215 MHz
Boost Clock		947 MHz
Transistor count	3,000 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	77.7 billion/sec	176.0
Floating-point performance	2x 1,244.2 gflops	5,632 gflops
Length	11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)	275 mm
Memory bus width	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1707 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	327.7 GB/s	320 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	+
CUDA	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.76 kh/s
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	623 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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