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AMD logo Radeon R9 290
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870

AMD Radeon R9 290 logo AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo
General information Radeon R9 290 Radeon HD 7870
Launched Q4 2013 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 2048 MB 50 %
Core Clock 947 MHz 5.3 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 5600 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 10.7 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 275 W 0 % 175 W 36.4 %
Length 314 mm 0 % 296 mm 5.7 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 290 Radeon HD 7870
Overall Score 46114 0 % 34620 24.9 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 20 % 33.3 %
Benchmark Score 21265 0 % 11985 43.6 %
2D Benchmark Score 699.9 0 % 591.5 15.5 %
Average DirectX performance 65.3 FPS 0 % 37.8 FPS 42.1 %
DirectX 9 performance 127 FPS 0 % 81.3 FPS 36 %
DirectX 10 performance 44 FPS 0 % 18.1 FPS 58.8 %
DirectX 11 performance 54.1 FPS 0 % 29 FPS 46.3 %
DirectX 12 performance 36.2 FPS 0 % 22.9 FPS 36.9 %
Graphic card computing 3092.5 operations/s 0 % 2332.6 operations/s 24.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 290, Radeon HD 7870.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290 Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.2 FPS 72.4 FPS
High settings 185.7 FPS 130.4 FPS
Medium settings 222.9 FPS 156.5 FPS
Low settings 312.0 FPS 219.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 29.8 %

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 7870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290 Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 77.2 FPS 57.3 FPS
High settings 138.9 FPS 103.1 FPS
Medium settings 166.7 FPS 123.7 FPS
Low settings 233.4 FPS 173.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.8 %
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