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AMD logo Radeon R9 290X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7950

AMD Radeon R9 290X logo AMD Radeon HD 7950 logo
General information Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 7950
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 % 3072 MB 25 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 850 MHz 15 %
Boost Clock 1040 MHz 0 % 840 MHz 19.2 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 290 W 0 % 200 W 31 %
Length 309 mm 3.4 % 320 mm 0 %
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 7950
Overall Score 46905 0 % 35086 25.2 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 20 % 33.3 %
Benchmark Score 22001 0 % 12310 44 %
2D Benchmark Score 704.6 0 % 697.2 1 %
Average DirectX performance 65.7 FPS 0 % 35.4 FPS 46.1 %
DirectX 9 performance 127.6 FPS 0 % 51.3 FPS 59.8 %
DirectX 10 performance 44.6 FPS 0 % 28.5 FPS 36.1 %
DirectX 11 performance 54.7 FPS 0 % 43.9 FPS 19.6 %
DirectX 12 performance 36 FPS 0 % 17.9 FPS 50.3 %
Graphic card computing 3124.5 operations/s 0 % 3001.6 operations/s 3.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 290X, Radeon HD 7950.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 7950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 105.2 FPS 73.6 FPS
High settings 189.3 FPS 132.5 FPS
Medium settings 227.1 FPS 159.0 FPS
Low settings 318.0 FPS 222.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 30 %

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 7950.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 7950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.2 FPS 58.0 FPS
High settings 140.7 FPS 104.3 FPS
Medium settings 168.9 FPS 125.2 FPS
Low settings 236.4 FPS 175.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.9 %
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