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AMD logo Radeon R9 290X
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AMD logo Radeon RX 540

AMD Radeon R9 290X logo AMD Radeon RX 540 logo
General information Radeon R9 290X Radeon RX 540
Launched Q4 2013 Q4 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 4096 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 18 % 1219 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.5
Performance Radeon R9 290X Radeon RX 540
Overall Score 46905 0 % 21903 53.3 %
Future Proof 30 % 46.4 % 56 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 22001 0 % 4798 78.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 704.6 0 % 371.3 47.3 %
Average DirectX performance 65.7 FPS 0 % 17.2 FPS 73.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 127.6 FPS 0 % 37.1 FPS 71 %
DirectX 10 performance 44.6 FPS 0 % 7 FPS 84.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 54.7 FPS 0 % 15 FPS 72.6 %
DirectX 12 performance 36 FPS 0 % 10 FPS 72.4 %
Graphic card computing 3124.5 operations/s 0 % 740.7 operations/s 76.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 290X, Radeon RX 540.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290X Radeon RX 540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 105.2 FPS 39.6 FPS
High settings 189.3 FPS 71.3 FPS
Medium settings 227.1 FPS 85.6 FPS
Low settings 318.0 FPS 119.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 62.3 %

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 540.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290X Radeon RX 540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.2 FPS 35.3 FPS
High settings 140.7 FPS 63.6 FPS
Medium settings 168.9 FPS 76.4 FPS
Low settings 236.4 FPS 106.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 54.8 %
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