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AMD logo Radeon R9 290
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6970

AMD Radeon R9 290 logo AMD Radeon HD 6970 logo
General information Radeon R9 290 Radeon HD 6970
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 % 880 MHz 7.1 %
Effective Clock 5600 MHz 0 % 1425 MHz 74.6 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 275 W 0 % 250 W 9.1 %
Length 314 mm 0 % 297 mm 5.4 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 290 Radeon HD 6970
Overall Score 46114 0 % 27068 41.3 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 21 % 30 %
Benchmark Score 21265 0 % 7327 65.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 690.8 0 % 425.6 38.4 %
Average DirectX performance 65.5 FPS 0 % 27.2 FPS 58.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 128.1 FPS 0 % 67.5 FPS 47.3 %
DirectX 10 performance 43.7 FPS 0 % 20 FPS 54.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 54.1 FPS 0 % 21.1 FPS 61 %
DirectX 12 performance 35.9 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3074.1 operations/s 0 % 1502.4 operations/s 51.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 290, Radeon HD 6970.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.1 FPS 52.8 FPS
High settings 185.5 FPS 95.0 FPS
Medium settings 222.6 FPS 114.0 FPS
Low settings 311.6 FPS 159.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 48.8 %

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 6970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 76.8 FPS 44.2 FPS
High settings 138.3 FPS 79.5 FPS
Medium settings 165.9 FPS 95.4 FPS
Low settings 232.3 FPS 133.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 42.5 %
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