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AMD logo Radeon R9 290X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7990

AMD Radeon R9 290X logo AMD Radeon HD 7990 logo
General information Radeon R9 290X 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 1000 MHz 0 % 950 MHz 5 %
Boost Clock 1040 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 3.8 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 9.1 % 6600 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 290 W 22.7 % 375 W 0 %
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 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 7990
Overall Score 46905 0 % 37921 19.2 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 26 % 13.3 %
Benchmark Score 22001 0 % 14380 34.6 %
2D Benchmark Score 704.6 8 % 766 0 %
Average DirectX performance 65.7 FPS 0 % 41.5 FPS 36.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 127.6 FPS 0 % 60.5 FPS 52.6 %
DirectX 10 performance 44.6 FPS 0 % 33.3 FPS 25.4 %
DirectX 11 performance 54.7 FPS 0 % 51.5 FPS 5.8 %
DirectX 12 performance 36 FPS 0 % 20.9 FPS 42.1 %
Graphic card computing 3124.5 operations/s 9.4 % 3447 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 7990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 105.2 FPS 81.0 FPS
High settings 189.3 FPS 145.9 FPS
Medium settings 227.1 FPS 175.0 FPS
Low settings 318.0 FPS 245.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.9 %

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 7990.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290X Radeon HD 7990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.2 FPS 62.8 FPS
High settings 140.7 FPS 113.0 FPS
Medium settings 168.9 FPS 135.6 FPS
Low settings 236.4 FPS 189.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 19.7 %
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