Radeon R9 280 vs Radeon R9 290X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R9 280 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 Radeon R9 280 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

	Radeon R9 280	Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	250 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290X has 25% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 280.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon R9 290X has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon R9 280 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
Radeon R9 280 and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Both graphics cards are the same length of 275 mm.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 280 and Radeon R9 290X is 1250 MHz.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	21−24	24−27
QHD / 1440p	16−18	18−20
4K / 2160p	10−11	10−11
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than Radeon R9 280.
high / 1080p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	100−110	110−120
medium / 1080p	60−65	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 9% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon R9 280 and Radeon R9 290X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	220−230	220−230
ultra / 1080p	180−190	190−200
QHD / 1440p	110−120	110−120
4K / 2160p	70−75	70−75
high / 768p	210−220	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 1% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon R9 280 and Radeon R9 290X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
Radeon R9 280 and Radeon R9 290X have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	40−45	45−50
QHD / 1440p	27−30	30−35
4K / 2160p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	80−85	85−90
medium / 1080p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than Radeon R9 280.
high / 1080p	60−65	65−70
ultra / 1080p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	27−30	30−35
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
low / 720p	180−190	180−190
medium / 1080p	110−120	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 5% more, than Radeon R9 280.
high / 1080p	60−65	65−70
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	30−35	35−40
4K / 2160p	24−27	24−27
low / 720p	100−110	110−120
medium / 1080p	65−70	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 7% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p	140−150	140−150
medium / 768p	120−130	130−140
high / 1080p	70−75	75−80
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
QHD / 1440p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 5% more, than Radeon R9 280.
high / 1080p	24−27	27−30
ultra / 1080p	20−22	21−24
QHD / 1440p	16−18	18−20
4K / 2160p	8−9	9−10
low / 720p	65−70	70−75
medium / 1080p	30−35	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 10% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 1080p	120−130	120−130
Radeon R9 280 and Radeon R9 290X have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Radeon R9 280 and Radeon R9 290X have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	24−27	27−30
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
QHD / 1440p	10−11	12−14
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
low / 720p	65−70	70−75
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p	130−140	140−150
medium / 768p	85−90	90−95
high / 1080p	45−50	50−55
ultra / 1080p	24−27	27−30
4K / 2160p	16−18	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 8% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	55−60
high / 768p	60−65	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon R9 280.

Full Specs

	Radeon R9 280	Radeon R9 290X
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN
Code name	Tahiti	Hawaii XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	4 March 2014	24 October 2013
Pipelines	1792	2816
Boost Clock	933 MHz	947 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	104.5	176.0
Floating-point performance	3,344 gflops	5,632 gflops
Length	275 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	240 GB/s	320 GB/s
Shared memory		-
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	+	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.76 kh/s
FreeSync	+	+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	408 Mh/s	623 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D	+	+
TrueAudio	+	+
Design	reference	reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire	+	+
DDMA audio	+	+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	21.5 Mh/s	25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR	+	+
TressFX	+	+
UVD	+	+
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Radeon R9 280 vs Radeon R9 290X

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