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AMD logo Radeon R9 290X
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AMD logo Radeon R9 380X

AMD Radeon R9 290X logo AMD Radeon R9 380X logo
General information Radeon R9 290X Radeon R9 380X
Launched Q4 2013 Q3 2015
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 1000 MHz 0 % 970 MHz 3 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 25 % 8000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 290 W 0 % 190 W 34.5 %
Length 309 mm 0 % 271 mm 12.3 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 290X Radeon R9 380X
Overall Score 46906 0 % 40052 14.6 %
Future Proof 30 % 26.8 % 41 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 22002 0 % 16041 27.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 694.8 0 % 671.3 3.4 %
Average DirectX performance 65.7 FPS 0 % 48.9 FPS 25.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 126.4 FPS 0 % 91.4 FPS 27.6 %
DirectX 10 performance 45 FPS 0 % 28.8 FPS 36.1 %
DirectX 11 performance 55.4 FPS 0 % 42.6 FPS 23.2 %
DirectX 12 performance 36.1 FPS 0 % 33 FPS 8.8 %
Graphic card computing 3140.1 operations/s 0 % 2908.5 operations/s 7.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 290X, Radeon R9 380X.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290X Radeon R9 380X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 105.2 FPS 86.7 FPS
High settings 189.3 FPS 156.1 FPS
Medium settings 227.1 FPS 187.3 FPS
Low settings 318.0 FPS 262.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.5 %

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 R9 380X.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290X Radeon R9 380X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.2 FPS 66.4 FPS
High settings 140.7 FPS 119.6 FPS
Medium settings 168.9 FPS 143.5 FPS
Low settings 236.4 FPS 200.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 15 %
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