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AMD Radeon R9 290X2
- Graphics Processor
- Hawaii x2
- Cores
- 2816 x2
- TMUs
- 176 x2
- ROPs
- 64 x2
- Memory Size
- 4 GB x2
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 512 bit x2
GPU
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Rear
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Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
- 3840x2160
The Radeon R9 290X2 was an enthusiast-class graphics card by AMD, launched on June 24th, 2014. 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 290X2. The Hawaii graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 438 mm² and 6,200 million transistors. Radeon R9 290X2 combines two graphics processors to increase performance. It features 2816 shading units, 176 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, per GPU. AMD has paired 8 GB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon R9 290X2, which are connected using a 512-bit memory interface per GPU (each GPU manages 4,096 MB). The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1000 MHz, memory is running at 1350 MHz (5.4 Gbps effective).
Being a triple-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 290X2 draws power from 4x 8-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 580 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 290X2 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. Its price at launch was 1399 US Dollars.
Being a triple-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 290X2 draws power from 4x 8-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 580 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 290X2 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. Its price at launch was 1399 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Jun 24th, 2014
- Generation
-
Volcanic Islands
(R9 200)
- Predecessor
- Sea Islands
- Successor
- Pirate Islands
- Production
- End-of-life
- Launch Price
- 1,399 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.
Clock Speeds
- GPU Clock
- 1000 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
1350 MHz
5.4 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 4 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 512 bit
- Bandwidth
- 345.6 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
- Triple-slot
- TDP
- 580 W
- Suggested PSU
- 950 W
- Outputs
- 2x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
1x DisplayPort 1.2
- Power Connectors
- 4x 8-pin
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 (2)
| Name | GPU Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1030 MHz | 1250 MHz | Single-slot, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1350 MHz | 305 mm/12 inches |
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