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R9 290

Average Bench: 45.4% (73rd of 630)

Based on 44,581 user benchmarks.  Device: 1002 67B1 Models: AMD Radeon R9 200, ASUS R9 290, AMD Radeon R9 290
Poor: 41%Average: 45.4% Great: 49%

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Below average average bench

The AMD R9 290 averaged 54.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Locally-deformable PRT (Bat) 184fps
Avg. NBody particle system (Galaxy) 165fps

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD R9 290 is just 7.15%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the AMD R9 290 performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. High dynamic range lighting (Teapot) 149fps
Avg. Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones) 247fps
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Average Bench

(Based on 44,581 samples)
Rank 7345.4%
Min Avg Max
134 Lighting 184 206
137 Reflection 149 160
220 Parallax 247 279
48.3% 193 fps
Min Avg Max
113 MRender 121 129
149 Gravity 165 176
161 Splatting 170 181
45.4% 152 fps
User Benchmarks Bench 3D DX9 3D DX10 3D DX11
The fastest GPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
Sapphire(174B E285)
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.1.1
46.3% Average
Lighting 197
Reflection 154
Parallax 238
52% 196 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 168
Splatting 170
46% 154 fps
Asus(1043 0470) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1260 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.8.2
46.2% Average
Lighting 199
Reflection 153
Parallax 250
52% 201 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 168
Splatting 172
46% 154 fps
PwrHis(1787 2343) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.1.1
41.9% Average
Lighting 179
Reflection 149
Parallax 237
47% 188 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 149
Splatting 168
42% 146 fps
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 23,623,590 GPUs tested.

 Popular Cards

Based on statistics from 44,581 user benchmarks.

Hardware Id Samples Bench ± SD Model / Price (Approx. $399 @ launch in Oct '13)
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Sapphire(174B E285) 24% 46% ± 1%
Sapphire R9 290 4GB TRI-X OC
11227-13-20G
AMD(1002 0B00) 13% 44% ± 2%
XFX(1682 9295) 12% 45% ± 2%
XFX R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation
R9290AEDFD
XFX R9 290 4GB Black Double Dissipation
R9290AEDBD
Asus(1043 0470) 10% 46% ± 2%
MSI(1462 3081) 8% 45% ± 2%
MSI R9 290 4GB GAMING
R9 290 GAMING 4G
Sapphire(174B E283) 7% 47% ± 3%
Sapphire R9 290 4GB VAPOR-X TRI-X OC
11227-04-40G
Gigabyte(1458 228F) 5% 48% ± 2%
Sapphire(174B E289) 5% 46% ± 1%
PowerColor(148C 2343) 4% 46% ± 3%
Gigabyte(1458 2290) 3% 45% ± 3%
Asus(1043 0468) 3% 44% ± 2%
PwrHis(1787 2343) 2% 45% ± 3%
MSI(1462 3085) 1% 45% ± 0%
Gigabyte(1458 228E) 1% 44% ± 5%
XFX(1682 9395) 1% 48% ± 6%
Asus(1043 046E) 1% 44% ± 0%
AMD(1002 0C01) 1% 38% ± 1%
PwrHis(1787 2020) 1% 39% ± 1%
MSI(1462 8038) 0% 42% ± 1%
HP(103C 6516) 0% 38% ± 0%
PwrHis(1787 2434) 0% 44% ± 0%
Gigabyte(1458 2280) 0% 48% ± 0%
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Typical R9 290 Builds (Compare 15,114 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 49%
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Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 - $100

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $75Bench 49%, 235,023 samples6,124x
FX-8320AMD  $163Bench 45%, 89,801 samples1,962x
FX-6300AMD  $90Bench 43%, 173,667 samples1,386x
GPU
R9 290AMD  $399Bench 45%, 44,581 samples1x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $75Bench 106%, 546,937 samples733x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $89Bench 113%, 450,220 samples584x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $74Bench 54%, 217,593 samples545x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 247,320 samples1,223x
4x4GBUnknownBench 46%, 62,755 samples1,143x
2x8GBUnknownBench 57%, 108,931 samples658x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 31% - Below average Total price: $649

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 Comments

GPUPro
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989

Official site www.amd.com/...

Added 5 years ago.
USA-User
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6,106

Good (edit your comment) Add link

5 days ago.

i have 2 of them now i love this card it never dies!

Comment 

For performance similar to the GTX 970 and its successor, the R9 390, but at 40 to 70 dollars cheaper, this card is a great deal.—Jul '15

DEU-User
Avatar level
3,861

Poor

2 months ago.

overheating,dont buy from ASUS

TUR-User
Avatar level
3,602

Good

7 hrs ago.

little bit heat problem but its flagship

FRA-User
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3,173

Liked

1 month ago.

Comment 

Sapphire Tri-x (NOT OC edition) flashed with OC bios, and manually overclocked to 1100MHz and 1400MHz for vram, strong card !!—Apr '15

GRC-User
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2,111

Excellent

3 months ago.

It's a very very good graphics card

ZAF-User
Avatar level
1,782

Good

2 years ago.

Great performance, shaky driver support

DNK-User
Avatar level
1,556

Excellent

22 months ago.

Comment 

Absolutely amazing GPU. Really fast and other benchmarks, such as 3D Mark shows huge framerates in certain tests. I am really happy with this GPU.—Apr '15

NOR-User
Avatar level
1,442

Excellent

4 months ago.

Good old champ that keeps on running and handles games with ease! Obviously not at full graphics on all games.

gvrax
Avatar level
372

Terrible

2 years ago.

very high price

RavenBailiff
Avatar level
278

Poor

7 months ago.

I like money

Nolanimations
Avatar level
60

Good

14 months ago.

Too bad for the power consumption and heat, but you can get this GPU for a low price nowadays and it still offers very good performance!

AndreLeite
Avatar level
16

Excellent

3 years ago.

Great GPU, unfortunately it was supersede by the next generation very quick. Great Performance towards any game, I able to play everything in higher resolution and max setting.

RaphsesII
Avatar level
6

Excellent

2 years ago.

Quite power hungry, but it remains comparable to the mainstream cards of today and quite a compute beast. Good performer on a budget if used!

Palm3
Avatar level
6

Excellent

10 months ago.

My first high end gpu on a budget, buyed on ebay for 115 euros, and it's a good performer. Even thought it's loud and power hungry, has got performance similar to a gtx 1060.

PUTZE
Avatar level
4

Outstanding

3 years ago.

very good graphic card, good price, perfect for overclocking!

SongokuCY
Avatar level
4

Very good

2 years ago.

Very happy with this GPU. No need to upgrade since it can play anything at max settings/resolution.

elm5tbgb
Avatar level
2

Outstanding

3 years ago.

Best value at $200! Extremely quiet. The reviews claimed a loud card but fan speed stays below 40%

MBWH
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2

Good

24 months ago.

Amazing, yet very power hungry

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