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AMD logo Radeon R9 290
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AMD logo Radeon RX 470

AMD Radeon R9 290 logo AMD Radeon RX 470 logo
General information Radeon R9 290 Radeon RX 470
Launched Q4 2013 Q3 2016
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 50 % 8192 MB 0 %
Core Clock 947 MHz 0 % 926 MHz 2.2 %
Boost Clock 974 MHz 23.9 % 1280 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 5600 MHz 30 % 8000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 275 W 0 % 120 W 56.4 %
Length 314 mm 0 % 276 mm 12.1 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 290 Radeon RX 470
Overall Score 46114 0 % 45519 1.3 %
Future Proof 30 % 37.5 % 48 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 21265 0 % 20720 2.6 %
2D Benchmark Score 690.8 4.6 % 724.4 0 %
Average DirectX performance 65.5 FPS 0 % 63 FPS 3.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 128.1 FPS 0 % 116.6 FPS 9 %
DirectX 10 performance 43.7 FPS 0 % 41 FPS 6.1 %
DirectX 11 performance 54.1 FPS 1.4 % 54.9 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 35.9 FPS 8.6 % 39.3 FPS 0 %
Graphic card computing 3074.1 operations/s 0 % 3059.2 operations/s 0.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 290, Radeon RX 470.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290 Radeon RX 470
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.1 FPS 101.5 FPS
High settings 185.5 FPS 182.6 FPS
Medium settings 222.6 FPS 219.1 FPS
Low settings 311.6 FPS 306.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.6 %

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 290, Radeon RX 470.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290 Radeon RX 470
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 76.8 FPS 75.8 FPS
High settings 138.3 FPS 136.4 FPS
Medium settings 165.9 FPS 163.7 FPS
Low settings 232.3 FPS 229.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.3 %
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