GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon R9 290X
153%
153%
AMD Radeon R9 285
66%
66%
AMD Radeon R9 290X is approximately 87% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 290X | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Hawaii | Tonga |
| CoresDifferent | 2816 | 1792 |
| TMUsDifferent | 176 | 112 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 512 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290X | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Hawaii | Tonga |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Hawaii XT(215-0852000) | Tonga PRO(215-0851128) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 2.0 | GCN 3.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 6,200 million | 5,000 million |
| DensityDifferent | 14.2M / mm² | 13.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 438 mm² | 366 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290X | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Oct 24th, 2013 | Sep 2nd, 2014 |
| Generation | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) |
| Predecessor | Sea Islands | Sea Islands |
| Successor | Pirate Islands | Pirate Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 549 USD | 249 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 147 in our database | 59 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290X | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 1000 MHz | 918 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290X | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 512 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 320.0 GB/s | 176.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290X | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2816 | 1792 |
| TMUsDifferent | 176 | 112 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 44 | 28 |
| L1 Cache | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 1024 KB | 512 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290X | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 64.00 GPixel/s | 29.38 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 176.0 GTexel/s | 102.8 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 5.632 TFLOPS | 3.290 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 704.0 GFLOPS (1:8) | 205.6 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| FP16 (half)Different | N/A | 3.290 TFLOPS (1:1) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290X | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 275 mm10.8 inches | 221 mm8.7 inches |
| Height | 109 mm4.3 inches | 109 mm4.3 inches |
| Width | 36 mm1.4 inches | 36 mm1.4 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 290 W | 190 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 450 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C67157-00_02, 109-C67157-00C_03 | C766 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290X | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.170 | 1.2.170 |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Comparison Summary
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