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AMD logo Radeon R9 290
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AMD logo Radeon HD 4870

AMD Radeon R9 290 logo AMD Radeon HD 4870 logo
General information Radeon R9 290 Radeon HD 4870
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 947 MHz 0 % 750 MHz 20.8 %
Effective Clock 5600 MHz 0 % 3800 MHz 32.1 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 275 W 0 % 150 W 45.5 %
Length 314 mm 0 % 241 mm 23.2 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 290 Radeon HD 4870
Overall Score 46114 0 % 18793 59.2 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 21 % 30 %
Benchmark Score 21265 0 % 3532 83.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 688.1 0 % 45.5 93.4 %
Average DirectX performance 64.9 FPS 0 % 10.7 FPS 83.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 126.2 FPS 0 % 36 FPS 71.5 %
DirectX 10 performance 43.8 FPS 0 % 7 FPS 84 %
DirectX 11 performance 53.5 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 35.9 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3064.9 operations/s 0 % 0 operations/s 100 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 290, Radeon HD 4870.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290 Radeon HD 4870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.1 FPS 31.9 FPS
High settings 185.5 FPS 57.5 FPS
Medium settings 222.6 FPS 69.0 FPS
Low settings 311.6 FPS 96.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 69 %

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 290, Radeon HD 4870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290 Radeon HD 4870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 76.8 FPS 30.0 FPS
High settings 138.2 FPS 53.9 FPS
Medium settings 165.9 FPS 64.7 FPS
Low settings 232.3 FPS 90.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 61 %
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