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R9 290

Average Bench: 45.5% (78th of 639)

Based on 48,431 user benchmarks.  Device: 1002 67B1 Models: AMD Radeon R9 200, ASUS R9 290, AMD Radeon R9 290
Poor: 42%Average: 45.5% Great: 49%

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Below average average bench

The AMD R9 290 averaged 54.4% 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) 181fps
Avg. NBody particle system (Galaxy) 165fps

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD R9 290 is just 6.23%. 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) 147fps
Avg. Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones) 248fps
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Average Bench

(Based on 48,431 samples)
Rank 7845.5%
Min Avg Max
65.5 Lighting 181 204
137 Reflection 147 159
223 Parallax 248 277
47.5% 192 fps
Min Avg Max
115 MRender 121 129
155 Gravity 165 176
161 Splatting 169 180
45.7% 152 fps
User Benchmarks Bench 3D DX9 3D DX10 3D DX11
The fastest GPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
Sapphire(174B E283)
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2
46.4% Average
Lighting 199
Reflection 155
Parallax 240
52% 198 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 167
Splatting 173
46% 155 fps
Sapphire(174B E285)
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.5.1
45.9% Average
Lighting 198
Reflection 151
Parallax 234
52% 194 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 166
Splatting 170
46% 153 fps
Sapphire(174B E285)
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.1
44.9% Average
Lighting 194
Reflection 152
Parallax 269
51% 205 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 162
Splatting 172
45% 151 fps
Sapphire(174B E289) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 957 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20
42.3% Average
Lighting 111
Reflection 91.8
Parallax 227
29% 143 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 156
Splatting 162
43% 145 fps
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 28,753,705 GPUs tested.

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Based on statistics from 48,431 user benchmarks.

Hardware Id Samples Bench ± SD Model / Price (Approx. $399 @ launch in Oct '13)
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Sapphire(174B E285) 28% 46% ± 1%
Sapphire R9 290 4GB TRI-X OC
11227-13-20G
Asus(1043 0470) 16% 46% ± 1%
AMD(1002 0B00) 13% 44% ± 2%
XFX(1682 9295) 9% 45% ± 2%
XFX R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation
R9290AEDFD
XFX R9 290 4GB Black Double Dissipation
R9290AEDBD
MSI(1462 3081) 7% 45% ± 2%
MSI R9 290 4GB GAMING
R9 290 GAMING 4G
Sapphire(174B E283) 6% 47% ± 2%
Sapphire R9 290 4GB VAPOR-X TRI-X OC
11227-04-40G
Gigabyte(1458 228F) 5% 47% ± 2%
Sapphire(174B E289) 3% 47% ± 1%
PowerColor(148C 2343) 3% 46% ± 2%
Gigabyte(1458 2290) 2% 44% ± 1%
Asus(1043 0468) 2% 44% ± 1%
PwrHis(1787 2343) 2% 44% ± 2%
Gigabyte(1458 2280) 1% 48% ± 1%
Asus(1043 046E) 1% 43% ± 1%
Gigabyte(1458 228E) 1% 47% ± 1%
PwrHis(1787 2020) 1% 43% ± 1%
XFX(1682 9395) 0% 45% ± 0%
XFX(1682 9290) 0% 46% ± 0%
Gigabyte(1458 2281) 0% 49% ± 0%
MSI(1462 3080) 0% 52% ± 0%
Gigabyte(1458 2289) 0% 41% ± 0%
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Gaming 45%
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Desktop 64%
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Workstation
Workstation 45%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 - $100

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 67%, 249,332 samples6,959x
FX-8320AMD  $163Bench 64%, 86,380 samples2,239x
FX-6300AMD  $90Bench 62%, 182,869 samples1,569x
GPU
R9 290AMD  $399Bench 46%, 48,431 samples1x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $75Bench 104%, 662,032 samples819x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 110%, 469,351 samples657x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $45Bench 53%, 255,987 samples599x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 289,332 samples1,356x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 70,271 samples1,300x
2x8GBUnknownBench 56%, 126,816 samples753x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 38% - Below average Total price: $704

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 Comments

GPUPro
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1,494

Official site www.amd.com/...

Added 6 years ago.
USA-User
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6,536

Poor (edit your comment) Add link

1 month 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
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4,149

Excellent

1 month ago.

overheating,dont buy from ASUS

TUR-User
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3,916

Good

4 months ago.

little bit heat problem but its flagship

FRA-User
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3,389

Liked

2 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
Avatar level
2,271

Excellent

8 months ago.

It's a very very good graphics card

ZAF-User
Avatar level
1,920

Good

2 years ago.

Great performance, shaky driver support

DNK-User
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1,640

Excellent

2 years 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
1,512

Excellent

8 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
290

Poor

12 months ago.

I like money

Nolanimations
Avatar level
60

Good

19 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

15 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

3 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

4 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

2 years ago.

Amazing, yet very power hungry

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