AMD Radeon R9 290X vs AMD Radeon RX 480
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Hawaii | Ellesmere |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Hawaii XT (215-0852000) | Polaris 10 XT (215-0876184) |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 | GCN 4.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 6,200 million | 5,700 million |
| Die size | 438 mm² | 232 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 24th, 2013 | Jun 29th, 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Volcanic Islands | Arctic Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | Active |
| Launch price | 549 USD | 229 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 147 in our database | 86 in our database |
| Predecessor | Sea Islands | Pirate Islands |
| Successor | Pirate Islands | Polaris |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1250 MHz 5 Gbps effective | 2000 MHz 8 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1120 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1266 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 512 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 320.0 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 2816 | 2304 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 176 | 144 |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| Compute units | 44 | 36 |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 1024 KB | 2 MB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 64.00 GPixel/s | 40.51 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 176.0 GTexel/s | 182.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 5.632 TFLOPS | 5.834 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 704.0 GFLOPS (1:8) | 364.6 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 5.834 TFLOPS (1:1) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 275 mm 10.8 inches | 240 mm 9.4 inches |
| Width | 109 mm 4.3 inches | 95 mm 3.7 inches |
| Height | 36 mm 1.4 inches | 35 mm 1.4 inches |
| TDP | 290 W | 150 W |
| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 450 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | C671-57 | C940, D009-47 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 6.3 | 6.4 |
