AMD Radeon R9 290X
The AMD Radeon R9 290X is a high-end single-GPU graphics card for desktop PCs, that has been presented in October 2013. It is based on the "Hawaii" GPU and manufactured in 28 nanometers. The card offers 2816 shader units and a 512-bit memory interface (4 GB GDDR5, 320 GB/s at 5000 MHz).
Architecture
The Hawaii chip is based on a slightly revised version of the GCN architecture. Among other things, the front-end has been doubled and optimized, size and speed of the L2 cache increased and the memory interface widened. Furthermore, the R9 290X offers more shaders (2816), TMUs (176) and ROPs (64) than the previous top model Radeon HD 7970. In addition to the higher performance, the 290X supports new features like DirectX 12 (FL 12_0).
Performance
Depending on game and settings, the performance of the Radeon R9 290X is similar to the Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan. Therefore, even the fastest mobile GPUs like the GeForce GTX 780M are outperformed by about 50 percent. Demanding games like Metro: Last Light can be played fluently in 2560 x 1600 pixels and maximum settings. In some cases, even the UltraHD resolution of 3840 x 2160 (4K) is possible.
Features
The R9 290X supports well-known features like Eyefinity, but also some innovations such as True Audio and a new turbo mode. Depending on power consumption and temperature, the core can be boosted up to 1000 MHz. However, there is no offical base clock respectively a lower limit.
Power Consumption
Thanks to dynamic clock adjustments and the Zero Core technology, the R9 290X is very energy efficient while idle. Under load, the card is rated at a typical power consumption of 250 watts.
R9 Series Codename Hawaii XT Architecture GCN Pipelines 2816 - unified Core Speed 1000 MHz Memory Speed 5000 MHz Memory Bus Width 512 Bit Memory Type GDDR5 Max. Amount of Memory 4 GB Shared Memory no API DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), OpenGL 4.3 Power Consumption 250 Watt Transistor Count 6.2 Billion technology 28 nm Features Mantle, Eyefinity, App Acceleration, CrossFire, PowerTune, ZeroCore, HD3D, TrueAudio Date of Announcement 24.10.2013 Information PCI-E 3.0, HDMI with 4K support Link to Manufacturer Page http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/g...
Benchmarks Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
28.3 pt (32%)
...
...
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
4114 Points (21%)
...
...
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 381%
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
4003 Points (18%)
...
...
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 443%
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 250909 avg: 324392 median: 332042 (44%) max: 382574 Points
...
...
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 264357 avg: 314724 median: 314724 (43%) max: 365090 Points
...
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT 4%
...
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 19397 avg: 22992 median: 22197 (24%) max: 27382 Points
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Sapphire Tir-X R9 290X, underclocked i7-2600K Desktop Radeon R9 290X 1040 / 1300 MHz 4 GB 8 GB 19397 Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X Desktop 2600K Radeon R9 290X 1040 / 1300 MHz 4 GB 8 GB 22197 Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 290X 4790K @4.4 GHzRadeon R9 290X 8 GB 27382
...
...
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 71039 avg: 73935 median: 73987 (30%) max: 76778 Points
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Sapphire Tir-X R9 290X, underclocked i7-2600K Desktop Radeon R9 290X 1040 / 1300 MHz 4 GB 8 GB 71039 Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X Desktop 2600K Radeon R9 290X 1040 / 1300 MHz 4 GB 8 GB 73987 Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 290X 4790K @4.4 GHzRadeon R9 290X 8 GB 76778
...
...
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 9108 avg: 9769 median: 9835 (24%) max: 10297 Points
...
...
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 326%
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 11425 avg: 11714 median: 11717 (19%) max: 11998 Points
...
...
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 413%
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 289088 avg: 330583 median: 291067 (39%) max: 411593 Points
...
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 0%
...
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 12356 avg: 13377 median: 13415 (27%) max: 14320 Points
...
...
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 15974 avg: 16166 median: 16167.5 (23%) max: 16355 Points
...
...
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 336%
3DMark Vantage + 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 31240 avg: 36823 median: 37284 (11%) max: 41482 Points
...
...
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 36940 avg: 41832 median: 42403.5 (33%) max: 45580 Points
...
...
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
min: 23510 avg: 31591 median: 32271 (49%) max: 38311 Points
Model CPU GPU RAM Value 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 Sapphire Tir-X R9 290X, underclocked i7-2600K Desktop Radeon R9 290X 1040 / 1300 MHz 4 GB 8 GB 23510 Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X Desktop 2600K Radeon R9 290X 1040 / 1300 MHz 4 GB 8 GB 26693 Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC 4790K Radeon R9 290X 8 GB 37849 Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 290X 4790K @4.4 GHzRadeon R9 290X 8 GB 38311
...
...
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
64.2 fps (28%)
...
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT -16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 13%
...
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 226%
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
140 fps (46%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 290X 4790K @4.4 GHzRadeon R9 290X 8 GB 140
...
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
111 fps (49%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 290X 4790K @4.4 GHzRadeon R9 290X 8 GB 111
...
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 14284 avg: 14450 median: 14449.5 (10%) max: 14615 points
...
...
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 79.1 avg: 106.2 median: 117 (43%) max: 122.5 fps
...
...
Cinebench R15 + Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 90.6 avg: 126.5 median: 142 (38%) max: 147 fps
...
...
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
...
...
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 + GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 900 avg: 909 median: 909 (7%) max: 918 fps
...
...
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 214 avg: 220 median: 220 (17%) max: 226 fps
...
...
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen
61.9 fps (2%)
...
...
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
210 fps (1%)
...
...
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
1512 Samples/s (7%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 290X 4790K @4.4 GHzRadeon R9 290X 8 GB 1512
...
...
4x NVIDIA RTX A6000 1364%
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
2974 Samples/s (5%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 290X 4790K @4.4 GHzRadeon R9 290X 8 GB 2974
...
...
4x NVIDIA RTX A6000 1818%
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
8217 points (16%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 290X 4790K @4.4 GHzRadeon R9 290X 8 GB 8217
...
...
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
Game Benchmarks The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
...
...
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
...
...
...
...
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
...
...
...
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
...
...
...
...
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
...
...
...
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
...
...
...
...
...
...
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
...
...
...
...
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
...
...
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
...
...
...
...
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
...
...
...
...
...
...
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
...
...
...
...
...
...
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
...
...
...
...
...
...
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
...
...
...
...
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
...
...
...
...
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
...
...
...
...
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
...
...
...
...
...
...
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 362%
...
...
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 403%
...
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 2%
...
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 376%
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
...
...
...
...
Deutsch
Español
Français
Italiano
Nederlands
Polski
Português
Русский
Türkçe
Svenska
Chinese
Magyar
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
