MSI R9 290X Gaming OC 8 GB

Graphics Processor

Hawaii

Cores

2816

TMUs

176

ROPs

Memory Size

8 GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Bus Width

512 bit

GPU

Graphics Processor

GPU Name: Hawaii

GPU Variant: Hawaii XT
(215-0852000)

Architecture: GCN 2.0

Foundry: TSMC

Process Size: 28 nm

Transistors: 6,200 million

Density: 14.2M / mm²

Die Size: 438 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date: ~~Oct 24th, 2013~~
Nov 6th, 2014

Generation: Volcanic Islands
(R9 200)

Predecessor: Sea Islands

Successor: Pirate Islands

Production: End-of-life

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock: ~~1000 MHz~~
1030 MHz (+3%)

Memory Clock: ~~1250 MHz~~
1375 MHz (+10%)
~~5 Gbps effective~~
5.5 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size: ~~4 GB~~
8 GB

Memory Type: GDDR5

Memory Bus: 512 bit

Bandwidth: ~~320.0 GB/s~~
352.0 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~~
65.92 GPixel/s

Texture Rate: ~~176.0 GTexel/s~~
181.3 GTexel/s

FP32 (float): ~~5.632 TFLOPS~~
5.801 TFLOPS

FP64 (double): ~~704.0 GFLOPS~~
725.1 GFLOPS (1:8)

Board Design

Slot Width: Dual-slot

Length: ~~275 mm~~
276 mm
~~10.8 inches~~
10.9 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

Latest Drivers:
Windows Vista :
Catalyst Software Suite 13.12

Windows 7:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1

Windows 8:
Catalyst Software Suite 14.4

Windows 8.1:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 / 17.1.2
64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1

Windows 10:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1

Other retail boards based on this design (58)

Name	GPU Clock	Memory Clock	Other Changes
AMD Radeon R9 290X	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
AMD Radeon R9 290X Engineering Sample	950 MHz	1125 MHz
ASUS R9 290X	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
ASUS R9 290X Battlefield 4	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
ASUS R9 290X DirectCU II	1000 MHz	1250 MHz	287 mm/11.3 inches
ASUS R9 290X DirectCU II OC	1050 MHz	1350 MHz	287 mm/11.3 inches
ASUS R9 290X DirectCU II TOP	1000 MHz	1250 MHz	287 mm/11.3 inches
ASUS ROG Matrix R9 290X Platinum	1050 MHz	1350 MHz	297 mm/11.7 inches
Club 3D R9 290X	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
Club 3D R9 290X Battlefield 4	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
Club 3D R9 290X royalAce	1050 MHz	1350 MHz	308 mm/12.1 inches
Club 3D R9 290X royalAce 8 GB	1030 MHz	1375 MHz	8 GB, 308 mm/12.1 inches
Club 3D R9 290X royalKing	1030 MHz	1250 MHz	270 mm/10.6 inches
ColorFire R9 290X	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
Diamond R9 290X	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
Diamond R9 290X V2	1000 MHz	1250 MHz	310 mm/12.2 inches
GIGABYTE R9 290X	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
GIGABYTE R9 290X Battlefield 4	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
GIGABYTE R9 290X WindForce 3X	1000 MHz	1250 MHz	294 mm/11.6 inches
GIGABYTE R9 290X WindForce 3X OC	1040 MHz	1250 MHz	294 mm/11.6 inches
HIS IceQ R9 290X Hybrid	1100 MHz	1500 MHz
HIS R9 290X	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
HIS R9 290X Battlefield 4	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
HIS R9 290X iPower IceQ X2	1000 MHz	1250 MHz	297 mm/11.7 inches
HIS R9 290X iPower IceQ X2 Turbo	1040 MHz	1350 MHz	297 mm/11.7 inches
M-ONE R9 290X Gold Edition	1080 MHz	1250 MHz
M-ONE R9 290X Surge	1080 MHz	1250 MHz
MSI R9 290X	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
MSI R9 290X Battlefield 4	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
MSI R9 290X Gaming LE	1020 MHz	1250 MHz	276 mm/10.9 inches
MSI R9 290X Gaming OC	1030 MHz	1250 MHz	276 mm/10.9 inches
MSI R9 290X Gaming OC 8 GB	1030 MHz	1375 MHz	8 GB, 276 mm/10.9 inches
MSI R9 290X Lightning	1080 MHz	1250 MHz	302 mm/11.9 inches
MSI R9 290X Lightning LE	1030 MHz	1250 MHz	302 mm/11.9 inches
PowerColor LCS R9 290X	1060 MHz	1350 MHz
PowerColor PCS+ R9 290X	1050 MHz	1350 MHz	267 mm/10.5 inches
PowerColor PCS+ R9 290X 8 GB	1030 MHz	1375 MHz	8 GB, 267 mm/10.5 inches
PowerColor PCS+ R9 290X V2	1000 MHz	1250 MHz	267 mm/10.5 inches
PowerColor R9 290X OC	1030 MHz	1250 MHz
PowerColor R9 290X OC Battlefield 4	1030 MHz	1250 MHz
Sapphire R9 290X	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
Sapphire R9 290X Battlefield 4	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
Sapphire TOXIC R9 290X	1100 MHz	1400 MHz	305 mm/12 inches
Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X	1010 MHz	1250 MHz	305 mm/12 inches
Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X OC	1040 MHz	1300 MHz	305 mm/12 inches
Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X OC 8 GB	1020 MHz	1375 MHz	8 GB, 305 mm/12 inches
Sapphire Vapor-X R9 290X 8 GB	1030 MHz	1375 MHz	8 GB, 305 mm/12 inches
Sapphire Vapor-X R9 290X Tri-X	1030 MHz	1325 MHz	306 mm/12 inches
Sapphire Vapor-X R9 290X Tri-X OC	1080 MHz	1410 MHz	306 mm/12 inches
VisionTek CryoVenom R9 290X LE	1100 MHz	1450 MHz
VisionTek R9 290X	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
VTX3D R9 290X X-Edition	1030 MHz	1250 MHz
VTX3D R9 290X X-Edition Battlefield 4	1030 MHz	1250 MHz
VTX3D R9 290X X-Edition V2	1030 MHz	1250 MHz
XFX R9 290X	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
XFX R9 290X Battlefield 4	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
XFX R9 290X Black Edition	1050 MHz	1250 MHz	295 mm/11.6 inches
XFX R9 290X Double Dissipation Edition	1000 MHz	1250 MHz	295 mm/11.6 inches