Compare graphic cards

AMD logo Radeon R9 290X
versus
AMD logo Radeon HD 3870 X2

AMD Radeon R9 290X logo AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 logo
General information Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 3870 X2
Launched Q4 2013 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 512 MB 87.5 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 290 W 0 % 165 W 43.1 %
Performance Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 3870 X2
Overall Score 46906 0 % 13534 71.1 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 16 % 46.7 %
Benchmark Score 22002 0 % 1832 91.7 %
2D Benchmark Score 692.7 0 % 222.7 67.9 %
Average DirectX performance 65.7 FPS 0 % 5.5 FPS 91.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 126.7 FPS 0 % 20.1 FPS 84.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 44.7 FPS 0 % 2 FPS 95.6 %
DirectX 11 performance 55.1 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 36.2 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3152.7 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 290X, Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 3870 X2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 105.3 FPS 19.8 FPS
High settings 189.6 FPS 35.6 FPS
Medium settings 227.5 FPS 42.7 FPS
Low settings 318.5 FPS 59.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 81.2 %

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 3870 X2.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 3870 X2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.6 FPS 20.8 FPS
High settings 141.4 FPS 37.5 FPS
Medium settings 169.7 FPS 45.0 FPS
Low settings 237.5 FPS 63.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 73.5 %
Configuration Settings
Gaming astronaut image
Video game
Required
Screen resolution Screen resolution image
Required
Screen resolution image
Compare graphic cards
Graphic card image
Graphic card Graphic card image
Selected graphic cards