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AMD logo Radeon R9 290
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AMD logo Radeon R7 240

AMD Radeon R9 290 logo AMD Radeon R7 240 logo
General information Radeon R9 290 Radeon R7 240
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 % 2048 MB 50 %
Core Clock 947 MHz 0 % 730 MHz 22.9 %
Boost Clock 974 MHz 0 % 800 MHz 17.9 %
Effective Clock 5600 MHz 30 % 8000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 275 W 0 % 30 W 89.1 %
Length 314 mm 0 % 195 mm 37.9 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 290 Radeon R7 240
Overall Score 46120 0 % 15310 66.8 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 21271 0 % 2344 89 %
2D Benchmark Score 688.7 0 % 270.5 60.7 %
Average DirectX performance 65.6 FPS 0 % 7.8 FPS 88.2 %
DirectX 9 performance 128 FPS 0 % 16 FPS 87.5 %
DirectX 10 performance 44 FPS 0 % 3 FPS 93.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 54.5 FPS 0 % 7 FPS 87.2 %
DirectX 12 performance 36 FPS 0 % 5 FPS 86 %
Graphic card computing 3089.5 operations/s 0 % 469.7 operations/s 84.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 290, Radeon R7 240.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290 Radeon R7 240
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.5 FPS 23.7 FPS
High settings 186.3 FPS 42.6 FPS
Medium settings 223.6 FPS 51.2 FPS
Low settings 313.0 FPS 71.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 77.1 %

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 R7 240.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290 Radeon R7 240
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 77.0 FPS 24.0 FPS
High settings 138.7 FPS 43.1 FPS
Medium settings 166.4 FPS 51.8 FPS
Low settings 232.9 FPS 72.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 68.9 %
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