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AMD logo Radeon R9 290
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AMD logo Radeon R9 270X

AMD Radeon R9 290 logo AMD Radeon R9 270X logo
General information Radeon R9 290 Radeon R9 270X
Launched Q4 2013 Q4 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 4096 MB 0 %
Core Clock 947 MHz 5.3 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Boost Clock 974 MHz 17.5 % 1180 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 5600 MHz 6.7 % 6000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 275 W 0 % 180 W 34.5 %
Length 314 mm 0 % 308 mm 1.9 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 290 Radeon R9 270X
Overall Score 46114 0 % 35540 22.9 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 21265 0 % 12631 40.6 %
2D Benchmark Score 690.8 0 % 604.9 12.4 %
Average DirectX performance 65.5 FPS 0 % 39.3 FPS 40 %
DirectX 9 performance 128.1 FPS 0 % 83.2 FPS 35 %
DirectX 10 performance 43.7 FPS 0 % 20 FPS 54.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 54.1 FPS 0 % 30 FPS 44.6 %
DirectX 12 performance 35.9 FPS 0 % 24 FPS 33.2 %
Graphic card computing 3074.1 operations/s 0 % 2187.8 operations/s 28.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 290, Radeon R9 270X.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290 Radeon R9 270X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.1 FPS 74.8 FPS
High settings 185.5 FPS 134.7 FPS
Medium settings 222.6 FPS 161.6 FPS
Low settings 311.6 FPS 226.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 27.4 %

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 R9 270X.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290 Radeon R9 270X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 76.8 FPS 58.7 FPS
High settings 138.3 FPS 105.7 FPS
Medium settings 165.9 FPS 126.8 FPS
Low settings 232.3 FPS 177.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 23.6 %
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