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AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Graphics Processor
- Hawaii
- Cores
- 2816
- TMUs
- 176
- ROPs
- 64
- Memory Size
- 4 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 512 bit
GPU
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PCB Back
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
- 3840x2160
The Radeon R9 290X was a high-end graphics card by AMD, launched on October 24th, 2013. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Hawaii graphics processor, in its Hawaii XT variant, the card supports DirectX 12. This ensures that all modern games will run on Radeon R9 290X. The Hawaii graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 438 mm² and 6,200 million transistors. It features 2816 shading units, 176 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. AMD has paired 4 GB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon R9 290X, which are connected using a 512-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1000 MHz, memory is running at 1250 MHz (5 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 290X draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 290 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 290X is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 275 mm x 109 mm x 36 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 549 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 290X draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 290 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 290X is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 275 mm x 109 mm x 36 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 549 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Oct 24th, 2013
- Generation
-
Volcanic Islands
(R9 200)
- Predecessor
- Sea Islands
- Successor
- Pirate Islands
- Production
- End-of-life
- Launch Price
- 549 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
- Reviews
- 147 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Clock Speeds
- GPU Clock
- 1000 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
1250 MHz
5 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 4 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 512 bit
- Bandwidth
- 320.0 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 2816
- TMUs
- 176
- ROPs
- 64
- Compute Units
- 44
- L1 Cache
- 16 KB (per CU)
- L2 Cache
- 1024 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 64.00 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 176.0 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float)
- 5.632 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double)
- 704.0 GFLOPS (1:8)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 275 mm
10.8 inches
- Width
- 109 mm
4.3 inches
- Height
- 36 mm
1.4 inches
- TDP
- 290 W
- Suggested PSU
- 600 W
- Outputs
- 2x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
1x DisplayPort 1.2
- Power Connectors
- 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
- Board Number
- 109-C67157-00_02,
109-C67157-00C_03
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 12 (12_0)
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 2.1
- Vulkan
- 1.2.170
- Shader Model
- 6.5
Hawaii GPU Notes
| Generation: Volcanic Islands Desktop Variant: Grenada / Vesuvius Codename: Ibiza Graphics/Compute: GFX7 (gfx701 / gfx702) Display Core Engine: 8.5 Unified Video Decoder: 4.2 Video Compression Engine: 2.0 System DMA: 1.0.0 CLRX: GCN 1.1.0 |
Retail boards based on this design (58)
| Name | GPU Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 950 MHz | 1125 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | 287 mm/11.3 inches | |
| 1050 MHz | 1350 MHz | 287 mm/11.3 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | 287 mm/11.3 inches | |
| 1050 MHz | 1350 MHz | 297 mm/11.7 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1050 MHz | 1350 MHz | 308 mm/12.1 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1375 MHz | 8 GB, 308 mm/12.1 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1250 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | 310 mm/12.2 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | 294 mm/11.6 inches | |
| 1040 MHz | 1250 MHz | 294 mm/11.6 inches | |
| 1100 MHz | 1500 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | 297 mm/11.7 inches | |
| 1040 MHz | 1350 MHz | 297 mm/11.7 inches | |
| 1080 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1080 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1020 MHz | 1250 MHz | 276 mm/10.9 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1250 MHz | 276 mm/10.9 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1375 MHz | 8 GB, 276 mm/10.9 inches | |
| 1080 MHz | 1250 MHz | 302 mm/11.9 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1250 MHz | 302 mm/11.9 inches | |
| 1060 MHz | 1350 MHz | ||
| 1050 MHz | 1350 MHz | 267 mm/10.5 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1375 MHz | 8 GB, 267 mm/10.5 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | 267 mm/10.5 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1030 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1100 MHz | 1400 MHz | 305 mm/12 inches | |
| 1010 MHz | 1250 MHz | 305 mm/12 inches | |
| 1040 MHz | 1300 MHz | 305 mm/12 inches | |
| 1020 MHz | 1375 MHz | 8 GB, 305 mm/12 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1375 MHz | 8 GB, 305 mm/12 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1325 MHz | 306 mm/12 inches | |
| 1080 MHz | 1410 MHz | 306 mm/12 inches | |
| 1100 MHz | 1450 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1030 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1030 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1030 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1050 MHz | 1250 MHz | 295 mm/11.6 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz | 295 mm/11.6 inches |
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