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AMD logo Radeon R9 290X
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AMD logo Radeon RX 470

AMD Radeon R9 290X logo AMD Radeon RX 470 logo
General information Radeon R9 290X 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 1000 MHz 0 % 926 MHz 7.4 %
Boost Clock 1040 MHz 18.8 % 1280 MHz 0 %
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 % 120 W 58.6 %
Length 309 mm 0 % 276 mm 10.7 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 290X Radeon RX 470
Overall Score 46906 0 % 45520 3 %
Future Proof 30 % 37.5 % 48 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 22002 0 % 20720 5.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 692.7 5.1 % 730.2 0 %
Average DirectX performance 65.7 FPS 0 % 62.8 FPS 4.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 126.7 FPS 0 % 115.9 FPS 8.6 %
DirectX 10 performance 44.7 FPS 0 % 41.2 FPS 7.9 %
DirectX 11 performance 55.1 FPS 0 % 55.1 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 36.2 FPS 7.4 % 39.1 FPS 0 %
Graphic card computing 3152.7 operations/s 0 % 3068.3 operations/s 2.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290X Radeon RX 470
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 105.3 FPS 101.5 FPS
High settings 189.6 FPS 182.8 FPS
Medium settings 227.5 FPS 219.3 FPS
Low settings 318.5 FPS 307.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.6 %

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 RX 470.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290X Radeon RX 470
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.6 FPS 76.2 FPS
High settings 141.4 FPS 137.1 FPS
Medium settings 169.7 FPS 164.5 FPS
Low settings 237.5 FPS 230.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.1 %
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