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AMD logo Radeon R9 290X
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AMD logo Radeon R7 250

AMD Radeon R9 290X logo AMD Radeon R7 250 logo
General information Radeon R9 290X Radeon R7 250
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 1000 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Boost Clock 1040 MHz 9.6 % 1150 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 25 % 8000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 290 W 0 % 75 W 74.1 %
Length 309 mm 0 % 210 mm 32 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 290X Radeon R7 250
Overall Score 46906 0 % 16642 64.5 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 22002 0 % 2770 87.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 692.7 0 % 290.2 58.1 %
Average DirectX performance 65.7 FPS 0 % 9.5 FPS 85.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 126.7 FPS 0 % 19.9 FPS 84.3 %
DirectX 10 performance 44.7 FPS 0 % 3 FPS 93.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 55.1 FPS 0 % 8 FPS 85.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 36.2 FPS 0 % 6.9 FPS 80.8 %
Graphic card computing 3152.7 operations/s 0 % 601 operations/s 80.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 290X, Radeon R7 250.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290X Radeon R7 250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 105.3 FPS 26.8 FPS
High settings 189.6 FPS 48.2 FPS
Medium settings 227.5 FPS 57.8 FPS
Low settings 318.5 FPS 80.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 74.6 %

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 R7 250.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290X Radeon R7 250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.6 FPS 26.2 FPS
High settings 141.4 FPS 47.2 FPS
Medium settings 169.7 FPS 56.6 FPS
Low settings 237.5 FPS 79.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 66.6 %
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