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
I/O
Top
PCB Front
PCB Back
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 640x480
- 1280x720
- 1366x768
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
- 3840x2160
The Radeon R9 290X was a high-end graphics card by AMD, launched in October 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, 1x DisplayPort. 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, 1x DisplayPort. 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) performance
- 5.632 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double) performance
- 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
1x DisplayPort
- Power Connectors
- 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
- Board Number
- C671-57
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 12 (12_0)
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 2.0
- Vulkan
- 1.2
- Shader Model
- 6.3
Hawaii GPU Notes
| Architecture Codename: Volcanic Islands Codename: Ibiza CLRX Version: GCN 1.1 Graphics/Compute: GFX7 (gfx701 GL) / (gfx702) Display Core Engine: 8.5 Unified Video Decoder: 4.2 Video Compression Engine: 2.0 |
Retail boards based on this design (57)
| Name | GPU Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |