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AMD Radeon R9 290
- Graphics Processor
- Hawaii
- Cores
- 2560
- TMUs
- 160
- ROPs
- 64
- Memory Size
- 4 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 512 bit
GPU
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PCB Front
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Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
- 3840x2160
The Radeon R9 290 was a high-end graphics card by AMD, launched on November 5th, 2013. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Hawaii graphics processor, in its Hawaii PRO variant, the card supports DirectX 12. This ensures that all modern games will run on Radeon R9 290. The Hawaii graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 438 mm² and 6,200 million transistors. Unlike the fully unlocked Radeon R9 290X, which uses the same GPU but has all 2816 shaders enabled, AMD has disabled some shading units on the Radeon R9 290 to reach the product's target shader count. It features 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. AMD has paired 4 GB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon R9 290, which are connected using a 512-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 947 MHz, memory is running at 1250 MHz (5 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 290 draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 275 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 290 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 399 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 290 draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 275 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 290 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 399 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Nov 5th, 2013
- Generation
-
Volcanic Islands
(R9 200)
- Predecessor
- Sea Islands
- Successor
- Pirate Islands
- Production
- End-of-life
- Launch Price
- 399 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
- Reviews
- 69 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Clock Speeds
- GPU Clock
- 947 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
- 2560
- TMUs
- 160
- ROPs
- 64
- Compute Units
- 40
- L1 Cache
- 16 KB (per CU)
- L2 Cache
- 1024 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 60.61 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 151.5 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float)
- 4.849 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double)
- 606.1 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
- 275 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
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 |
Retail boards based on this design (38)
| Name | GPU Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | 287 mm/11.3 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1260 MHz | 287 mm/11.3 inches | |
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 1050 MHz | 1250 MHz | 308 mm/12.1 inches | |
| 975 MHz | 1250 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches | |
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | 310 mm/12.2 inches | |
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | 294 mm/11.6 inches | |
| 1040 MHz | 1250 MHz | 294 mm/11.6 inches | |
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | 297 mm/11.7 inches | |
| 967 MHz | 1250 MHz | 297 mm/11.7 inches | |
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 977 MHz | 1250 MHz | 276 mm/10.9 inches | |
| 957 MHz | 1250 MHz | 276 mm/10.9 inches | |
| 1007 MHz | 1250 MHz | 276 mm/10.9 inches | |
| 1040 MHz | 1350 MHz | 267 mm/10.5 inches | |
| 975 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 957 MHz | 1250 MHz | 305 mm/12 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1300 MHz | 305 mm/12 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1400 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1400 MHz | 306 mm/12 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1400 MHz | 306 mm/12 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1450 MHz | ||
| 1175 MHz | 1450 MHz | ||
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 975 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 980 MHz | 1250 MHz | 295 mm/11.6 inches | |
| 980 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 947 MHz | 1250 MHz | 295 mm/11.6 inches |
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