AMD Radeon RX 570 X2 vs AMD Radeon R9 290X

What is the difference between AMD Radeon RX 570 X2 and AMD Radeon R9 290X. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

Polaris 20GPU NameHawaii
Polaris 20 XL
(215-0910052)
Model numberHawaii XT
(215-0852000)
GCN 4.0ArchitectureGCN 2.0
GlobalFoundriesFoundryTSMC
14 nmProcess Size28 nm
5,700 millionTransistors6,200 million
232 mm²Die Size438 mm²

Graphics Card

UnknownRelease DateOct 24th, 2013
Mining GPUsFamilyVolcanic Islands
(R9 200)
ActiveProductionEnd-of-life
PCIe 3.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16

Memory

8 GB x2Memory Size4 GB
GDDR5Memory TypeGDDR5
256 bit x2Memory Bus512 bit

Clock Speeds

2100 MHz
8.4 Gbps effective
Memory Clock1250 MHz
5 Gbps effective

Render Config

128 x2TMUs176
32 x2ROPs64

Board Design

241 mm
9.5 inches
Length275 mm
10.8 inches
180 WThermal design power (TDP)290 W
450 WSuggested PSU600 W
1x HDMIDisplay Connectors2x DVI
1x HDMI
1x DisplayPort
2x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
P010Board NumberC671-57

API support

12 (12_0)DirectX12 (12_0)
4.6OpenGL4.6
2.1OpenCL2.0
1.2Vulkan1.2
6.4Shader Model6.3