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AMD logo Radeon R9 290
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AMD logo Radeon R7 260

AMD Radeon R9 290 logo AMD Radeon R7 260 logo
General information Radeon R9 290 Radeon R7 260
Launched Q4 2013 Q3 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 1024 MB 75 %
Core Clock 947 MHz 5.3 % 1000 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 % 95 W 65.5 %
Length 314 mm 0 % 220 mm 29.9 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 290 Radeon R7 260
Overall Score 46114 0 % 27334 40.7 %
Future Proof 30 % 14.3 % 35 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 21265 0 % 7472 64.9 %
2D Benchmark Score 690.8 0 % 561.2 18.8 %
Average DirectX performance 65.5 FPS 0 % 21.4 FPS 67.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 128.1 FPS 0 % 31.1 FPS 75.8 %
DirectX 10 performance 43.7 FPS 0 % 17.1 FPS 60.8 %
DirectX 11 performance 54.1 FPS 0 % 26.5 FPS 51.1 %
DirectX 12 performance 35.9 FPS 0 % 10.9 FPS 69.7 %
Graphic card computing 3074.1 operations/s 0 % 1789.2 operations/s 41.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 290, Radeon R7 260.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290 Radeon R7 260
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.1 FPS 53.4 FPS
High settings 185.5 FPS 96.2 FPS
Medium settings 222.6 FPS 115.4 FPS
Low settings 311.6 FPS 161.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 48.1 %

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 260.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290 Radeon R7 260
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 76.8 FPS 44.6 FPS
High settings 138.3 FPS 80.4 FPS
Medium settings 165.9 FPS 96.4 FPS
Low settings 232.3 FPS 135.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 41.9 %
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