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AMD logo Radeon R9 290X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6950

AMD Radeon R9 290X logo AMD Radeon HD 6950 logo
General information Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 6950
Launched Q4 2013 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 1024 MB 75 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 800 MHz 20 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 16.7 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 290 W 0 % 200 W 31 %
Length 309 mm 0 % 297 mm 3.9 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 6950
Overall Score 46905 0 % 25982 44.6 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 21 % 30 %
Benchmark Score 22001 0 % 6751 69.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 704.6 0 % 434.8 38.3 %
Average DirectX performance 65.7 FPS 0 % 26 FPS 60.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 127.6 FPS 0 % 66.1 FPS 48.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 44.6 FPS 0 % 17.8 FPS 60 %
DirectX 11 performance 54.7 FPS 0 % 19.9 FPS 63.6 %
DirectX 12 performance 36 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3124.5 operations/s 0 % 960.8 operations/s 69.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 290X, Radeon HD 6950.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 6950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 105.2 FPS 50.0 FPS
High settings 189.3 FPS 90.0 FPS
Medium settings 227.1 FPS 108.0 FPS
Low settings 318.0 FPS 151.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 52.5 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon R9 290X, Radeon HD 6950.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 6950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.2 FPS 42.4 FPS
High settings 140.7 FPS 76.2 FPS
Medium settings 168.9 FPS 91.5 FPS
Low settings 236.4 FPS 128.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 45.8 %
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