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).
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.
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.
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 | www.amd.com |
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 250909 avg: 324392 median: 332042 (34%) max: 382574 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 264357 avg: 314724 median: 314724 (37%) max: 365090 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 19397 avg: 22992 median: 22197 (21%) 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 GHz | Radeon R9 290X | 8 GB | 27382 |
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 71039 avg: 73935 median: 73987 (18%) 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 GHz | Radeon R9 290X | 8 GB | 76778 |
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 9108 avg: 9769 median: 9835 (17%) max: 10297 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 11425 avg: 11714 median: 11717 (13%) max: 11998 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 289088 avg: 330583 median: 291067 (32%) max: 411593 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 12356 avg: 13377 median: 13415 (17%) max: 14320 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 15974 avg: 16166 median: 16167.5 (14%) max: 16355 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 31240 avg: 36823 median: 37284 (11%) max: 41482 Points
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 36940 avg: 41832 median: 42403.5 (23%) max: 45580 Points
3DMark 06
min: 23510 avg: 31591 median: 32271 (42%) max: 38311 Points
| Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
|---|
| 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 |
| Sapphire Tir-X R9 290X, underclocked i7-2600K Desktop (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) | | Radeon R9 290X 1040 / 1300 MHz 4 GB | 8 GB | 23510 |
| Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X Desktop (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) | 2600K | Radeon R9 290X 1040 / 1300 MHz 4 GB | 8 GB | 26693 |
| Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) | 4790K | Radeon R9 290X | 8 GB | 37849 |
| Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 290X (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) | 4790K @4.4 GHz | Radeon R9 290X | 8 GB | 38311 |
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
| Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
|---|
| Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 290X | 4790K @4.4 GHz | Radeon R9 290X | 8 GB | 140 |
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
| Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
|---|
| Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 290X | 4790K @4.4 GHz | Radeon R9 290X | 8 GB | 111 |
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
min: 79.1 avg: 106.2 median: 117 (38%) max: 122.5 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 90.6 avg: 126.5 median: 142 (8%) max: 147 fps
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 214 avg: 220 median: 220 (13%) max: 226 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 900 avg: 909 median: 909 (7%) max: 918 fps
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
| Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
|---|
| Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 290X | 4790K @4.4 GHz | Radeon R9 290X | 8 GB | 1512 |
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
| Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
|---|
| Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 290X | 4790K @4.4 GHz | Radeon R9 290X | 8 GB | 2974 |
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
| Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
|---|
| Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 290X | 4790K @4.4 GHz | Radeon 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
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