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AMD logo Radeon R9 290X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 5850

AMD Radeon R9 290X logo AMD Radeon HD 5850 logo
General information Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 5850
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 % 2048 MB 50 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 765 MHz 23.5 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 1125 MHz 81.3 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 290 W 0 % 151 W 47.9 %
Length 309 mm 0 % 264 mm 14.6 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 5850
Overall Score 46905 0 % 22611 51.8 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 21 % 30 %
Benchmark Score 22001 0 % 5113 76.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 704.6 0 % 400.4 43.2 %
Average DirectX performance 65.7 FPS 0 % 18.6 FPS 71.7 %
DirectX 9 performance 127.6 FPS 0 % 47.2 FPS 63 %
DirectX 10 performance 44.6 FPS 0 % 14.1 FPS 68.4 %
DirectX 11 performance 54.7 FPS 0 % 13.1 FPS 76 %
DirectX 12 performance 36 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3124.5 operations/s 0 % 937.9 operations/s 70 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 290X, Radeon HD 5850.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 5850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 105.2 FPS 41.4 FPS
High settings 189.3 FPS 74.5 FPS
Medium settings 227.1 FPS 89.4 FPS
Low settings 318.0 FPS 125.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 60.6 %

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 5850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 5850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.2 FPS 36.6 FPS
High settings 140.7 FPS 65.9 FPS
Medium settings 168.9 FPS 79.1 FPS
Low settings 236.4 FPS 110.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 53.2 %
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