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Radeon R9 290

AMD

Radeon R9 290

4096 Mb GDDR5 Released 5 Nov 2013 DESKTOP
Radeon R9 290

Core configuration

GPUHawaii
ArchitectureAMD_GCN_1_1
Shaders : TMUs : ROPs2560 : 160 : 64
Raytracing Coresnone
Performance4849.00 GFLOPs

Memory configuration

Memory Size4096 Mb
Memory Bus Width512 bit
Memory Speed1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective
Memory Bandwidth320.00 Gb/s

Summary

Relative performance

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Radeon R9 290 is a graphics card released by AMD on 5 Nov 2013. The graphics card houses the Hawaii die, based on the AMD_GCN_1_1 architecture which packs 6,200 million transistors on a 28 nm, 438 mm² die.

Radeon R9 290 pros and cons

  • Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
  • Supports FreeSync
  • Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
  • Supports TrueAudio
  • Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Specifications

Compared to similar performing cards
Radeon R9 290 Radeon R9 290 GeForce GTX 1650 GeForce GTX 1650 Compare Radeon RX 570 Radeon RX 570 Compare GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Compare GeForce GTX 1060 GeForce GTX 1060 Compare
Shader units 2560 896 2048 1152 1280
ROPs 64 32 32 48 48
Graphics processor Hawaii TU107 Ellesmere GP106 GP106
Process size 28 nm 12 nm 14 nm 16 nm 16 nm
Memory 4096 Mb GDDR5 (1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective)		 4096 Mb GDDR5 (2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective)		 4096 Mb GDDR5 (1650 MHz
6600 MHz effective)		 3072 Mb GDDR5 (2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective)		 6144 Mb GDDR5 (2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective)
Memory bus width 512 bit 128 bit 256 bit 192 bit 192 bit
Memory bandwidth 320.00 Gb/s 128.00 Gb/s 211.20 Gb/s 192.20 Gb/s 192.20 Gb/s
Release date 5 Nov 2013 30 Apr 2019 1 Apr 2017 18 Aug 2016 10 Jul 2016

Benchmarks

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

  • GeForce GTX 1060 78
  • Radeon RX 570 71
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 70
  • Radeon R9 290 57

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

  • GeForce GTX 1060 52
  • Radeon RX 570 48
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 46
  • Radeon R9 290 40

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

  • GeForce GTX 1060 26
  • Radeon RX 570 25
  • Radeon R9 290 22
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 17

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

  • Radeon R9 290 69
  • GeForce GTX 1060 65
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 52

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

  • Radeon R9 290 55
  • GeForce GTX 1060 48
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 37

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

  • Radeon R9 290 28
  • GeForce GTX 1060 28
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 22

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

  • GeForce GTX 1060 108
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 103
  • Radeon R9 290 89

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

  • GeForce GTX 1060 69
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 65
  • Radeon R9 290 57

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

  • GeForce GTX 1060 34
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 33
  • Radeon R9 290 28

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

  • GeForce GTX 1060 71
  • Radeon RX 570 69
  • Radeon R9 290 67
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 66

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

  • Radeon R9 290 48
  • GeForce GTX 1060 48
  • Radeon RX 570 48
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 45

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

  • Radeon R9 290 26
  • Radeon RX 570 26
  • GeForce GTX 1060 25
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 22

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

  • GeForce GTX 1060 70
  • Radeon R9 290 53

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

  • GeForce GTX 1060 49
  • Radeon R9 290 38

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

  • GeForce GTX 1060 27
  • Radeon R9 290 23

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

  • Radeon R9 290 66

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

  • Radeon R9 290 43

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

  • Radeon R9 290 19

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

  • GeForce GTX 1060 90
  • Radeon R9 290 83
  • Radeon RX 570 82
  • GeForce GTX 1650 77

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

  • GeForce GTX 1060 63
  • Radeon RX 570 56
  • Radeon R9 290 53
  • GeForce GTX 1650 49

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

  • GeForce GTX 1060 32
  • Radeon RX 570 30
  • Radeon R9 290 27

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

  • GeForce GTX 1060 62
  • Radeon R9 290 60
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 58

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

  • GeForce GTX 1060 42
  • Radeon R9 290 41
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 41

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

  • Radeon R9 290 24
  • GeForce GTX 1060 24
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 23

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

  • GeForce GTX 1060 59
  • Radeon RX 570 58
  • GeForce GTX 1650 51
  • Radeon R9 290 45

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

  • GeForce GTX 1060 46
  • Radeon RX 570 42
  • Radeon R9 290 35
  • GeForce GTX 1650 35

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

  • GeForce GTX 1060 27
  • Radeon RX 570 24
  • Radeon R9 290 21

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

  • GeForce GTX 1060 73
  • Radeon R9 290 59

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

  • GeForce GTX 1060 49
  • Radeon R9 290 43

FPS (higher is better)