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Average Bench: 62.5% (43rd of 596)

Based on 32,847 user benchmarks.  Device: 1002 67B1 Models: AMD Radeon R9 200, ASUS R9 290, AMD Radeon R9 290
Poor: 48%Average: 62.5% Great: 68%

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Above average average bench

The AMD R9 290 averaged 37.5% 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) 180fps
Avg. Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones) 247fps

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD R9 290 is 20.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD R9 290 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. High dynamic range lighting (Teapot) 150fps
Avg. Render target array GShader (Sphere) 121fps
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Average Bench

(Based on 32,847 samples)
Rank 4362.5%
Min Avg Max
58.2 Lighting 180 207
137 Reflection 150 162
205 Parallax 247 279
63.3% 192 fps
Min Avg Max
111 MRender 121 130
137 Gravity 155 168
156 Splatting 169 182
61.9% 148 fps
User Benchmarks Bench 3D DX9 3D DX10 3D DX11
The fastest GPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7
73% Very good
Lighting 220
Reflection 172
Parallax 306
78% 232 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 176
Splatting 189
70% 167 fps
Sapphire(174B E283)
CLim: 1022 MHz, MLim: 1329 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.10.2
67.7% Good
Lighting 204
Reflection 156
Parallax 280
72% 214 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 163
Splatting 176
65% 155 fps
Asus(1043 0470) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1260 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.11.1
64.5% Good
Lighting 192
Reflection 152
Parallax 249
66% 198 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 161
Splatting 175
64% 153 fps
MSI(1462 3081)
CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.3
63.3% Good
Lighting 193
Reflection 150
Parallax 243
65% 195 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 156
Splatting 168
62% 148 fps
AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1074 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.10.1
62.8% Good
Lighting 166
Reflection 164
Parallax 242
60% 191 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 155
Splatting 185
65% 157 fps
32,847 MORE »

 Game FPS Estimates

Average fps @ 1080p with maximum detail settings for 10 popular games:

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive: 146 fps Grand Theft Auto V: 44 fps Overwatch: 86 fps League of Legends: 145 fps Fortnite: 72 fps Battlefield 1: 66 fps The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: 46 fps World of Warcraft: 43 fps World of Tanks: 80 fps Battlefield 4: 75 fps

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 11,992,728 GPUs tested.

 Popular Cards

Based on statistics from 32,847 user benchmarks.

Hardware Id Samples Bench ± SD Model / Price (Approx. $399 @ launch in Oct '13)
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Sapphire(174B E285) 26% 63% ± 5%
Sapphire R9 290 4GB TRI-X OC
11227-13-20G
AMD(1002 0B00) 13% 61% ± 5%
Asus(1043 0470) 13% 63% ± 5%
XFX(1682 9295) 9% 61% ± 7%
XFX R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation
R9290AEDFD
XFX R9 290 4GB Black Double Dissipation
R9290AEDBD
MSI(1462 3081) 7% 60% ± 8%
MSI R9 290 4GB GAMING
R9 290 GAMING 4G
Sapphire(174B E283) 7% 66% ± 3%
Sapphire R9 290 4GB VAPOR-X TRI-X OC
11227-04-40G
Gigabyte(1458 228F) 6% 63% ± 9%
Sapphire(174B E289) 3% 65% ± 6%
PowerColor(148C 2343) 3% 64% ± 7%
Asus(1043 0468) 3% 59% ± 10%
PwrHis(1787 2343) 3% 60% ± 9%
Gigabyte(1458 2290) 1% 63% ± 2%
Asus(1043 046E) 1% 63% ± 2%
PwrHis(1787 2020) 1% 60% ± 3%
Gigabyte(1458 228E) 1% 66% ± 1%
XFX(1682 9395) 1% 62% ± 1%
HP(103C 6516) 1% 55% ± 9%
MSI(1462 3085) 0% 56% ± 8%
Gigabyte(1458 2280) 0% 68% ± 1%
Asus(1043 0466) 0% 78% ± 0%
PwrHis(1787 2434) 0% 58% ± 0%
Device(0000 0000) 0% 30% ± 0%
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Desktop 55%
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Workstation 45%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 - $190

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $79Bench 56%, 132,678 samples4,672x
FX-9590AMD  $99Bench 60%, 11,681 samples937x
FX-8320AMD  $72Bench 50%, 57,477 samples925x
GPU
R9 290AMD  $399Bench 62%, 32,847 samples1x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $85Bench 103%, 342,830 samples542x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $104Bench 110%, 237,348 samples463x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $65Bench 53%, 131,333 samples278x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 35,626 samples403x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 49%, 31,782 samples165x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 13,505 samples152x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $753

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 Comments

GPUPro
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918

Official site www.amd.com/...

Added 4 years ago.
USA-User
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4,472

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

20 days ago.

I got this card used for 92 dollars the best purchase ever

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
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2,853

Excellent

1 month ago.

overheating,dont buy from ASUS

FRA-User
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2,383

Liked

20 days 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

AUS-User
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2,034

Good

1 month ago.

Great performance, excellent value

ZAF-User
Avatar level
1,280

Good

12 months ago.

Great performance, shaky driver support

DNK-User
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1,264

Excellent

7 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

gvrax
Avatar level
360

Terrible

13 months ago.

very high price

Nolanimations
Avatar level
60

Good

9 days 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

2 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

11 months 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!

PUTZE
Avatar level
4

Outstanding

23 months ago.

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

SongokuCY
Avatar level
4

Very good

17 months ago.

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

elm5tbgb
Avatar level
2

Outstanding

2 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

9 months ago.

Amazing, yet very power hungry

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