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AMD logo Radeon R9 295X2
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AMD logo Radeon R9 290

AMD Radeon R9 295X2 logo AMD Radeon R9 290 logo
General information Radeon R9 295X2 Radeon R9 290
Launched Q2 2014 Q4 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 4096 MB 50 %
Core Clock 1018 MHz 0 % 947 MHz 7 %
Boost Clock 1018 MHz 0 % 974 MHz 4.3 %
Effective Clock 5400 MHz 3.6 % 5600 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 500 W 0 % 275 W 45 %
Length 309 mm 1.6 % 314 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
SLI 2-way 50 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 295X2 Radeon R9 290
Overall Score 47176 0 % 46099 2.3 %
Future Proof 33 % 0 % 30 % 9.1 %
Benchmark Score 22256 0 % 21252 4.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 761.9 0 % 691.5 9.2 %
Average DirectX performance 72.7 FPS 0 % 65.3 FPS 10.2 %
DirectX 9 performance 126.1 FPS 0.9 % 127.3 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 42.8 FPS 3.2 % 44.3 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 77.5 FPS 0 % 53.5 FPS 31 %
DirectX 12 performance 44.3 FPS 0 % 36.2 FPS 18.3 %
Graphic card computing 3121.7 operations/s 0 % 3064.9 operations/s 1.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 295X2, Radeon R9 290.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 295X2 Radeon R9 290
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 106.8 FPS 103.9 FPS
High settings 192.3 FPS 187.0 FPS
Medium settings 230.8 FPS 224.4 FPS
Low settings 323.1 FPS 314.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.8 %

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 295X2, Radeon R9 290.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 295X2 Radeon R9 290
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 79.2 FPS 77.4 FPS
High settings 142.6 FPS 139.3 FPS
Medium settings 171.1 FPS 167.1 FPS
Low settings 239.6 FPS 234.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.3 %
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