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AMD logo Radeon R9 290
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7990

AMD Radeon R9 290 logo AMD Radeon HD 7990 logo
General information Radeon R9 290 Radeon HD 7990
Launched Q4 2013 Q2 2013
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 947 MHz 0.3 % 950 MHz 0 %
Boost Clock 974 MHz 2.6 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 5600 MHz 15.2 % 6600 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 275 W 26.7 % 375 W 0 %
Length 314 mm 1.9 % 320 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 290 Radeon HD 7990
Overall Score 46116 0 % 37923 17.8 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 26 % 13.3 %
Benchmark Score 21267 0 % 14381 32.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 699.9 8.4 % 763.7 0 %
Average DirectX performance 65.4 FPS 0 % 41.2 FPS 37 %
DirectX 9 performance 127.9 FPS 0 % 59.8 FPS 53.3 %
DirectX 10 performance 43.6 FPS 0 % 33 FPS 24.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 54.3 FPS 0 % 51 FPS 6.2 %
DirectX 12 performance 35.7 FPS 0 % 21 FPS 41.3 %
Graphic card computing 3040.4 operations/s 12 % 3455.6 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 290, Radeon HD 7990.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290 Radeon HD 7990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.1 FPS 81.1 FPS
High settings 185.6 FPS 146.0 FPS
Medium settings 222.8 FPS 175.2 FPS
Low settings 311.9 FPS 245.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.4 %

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 7990.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290 Radeon HD 7990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 77.0 FPS 62.9 FPS
High settings 138.7 FPS 113.3 FPS
Medium settings 166.4 FPS 135.9 FPS
Low settings 233.0 FPS 190.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 18.3 %
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