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AMD logo Radeon R9 290
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AMD logo Radeon R9 285

AMD Radeon R9 290 logo AMD Radeon R9 285 logo
General information Radeon R9 290 Radeon R9 285
Launched Q4 2013 Q1 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 2048 MB 50 %
Core Clock 947 MHz 0 % 918 MHz 3.1 %
Effective Clock 5600 MHz 0 % 5600 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 275 W 0 % 190 W 30.9 %
Length 314 mm 0 % 270 mm 14 %
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 R9 285
Overall Score 46116 0 % 39748 13.8 %
Future Proof 30 % 21.1 % 38 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 21267 0 % 15799 25.7 %
2D Benchmark Score 698.5 0 % 648.5 7.2 %
Average DirectX performance 65.2 FPS 0 % 52.2 FPS 20 %
DirectX 9 performance 126.7 FPS 0 % 98 FPS 22.7 %
DirectX 10 performance 43.9 FPS 0 % 29.9 FPS 31.7 %
DirectX 11 performance 54.3 FPS 0 % 43.1 FPS 20.7 %
DirectX 12 performance 35.9 FPS 4.8 % 37.7 FPS 0 %
Graphic card computing 3089.5 operations/s 0 % 2413.1 operations/s 21.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 290, Radeon R9 285.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 290 Radeon R9 285
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.1 FPS 85.9 FPS
High settings 185.6 FPS 154.7 FPS
Medium settings 222.8 FPS 185.6 FPS
Low settings 311.9 FPS 259.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.7 %

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 R9 285.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 290 Radeon R9 285
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 77.0 FPS 66.1 FPS
High settings 138.7 FPS 118.9 FPS
Medium settings 166.4 FPS 142.7 FPS
Low settings 233.0 FPS 199.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 14.3 %
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