MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming 4 GB Review 35

MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming 4 GB Review

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The Card

Graphics Card Front
Graphics Card Back

We've seen the MSI TwinFrozr cooler on several cards from the company before. It looks powerful and stylish because of its red highlights. Dimensions of the card are 27 x 13 cm.

Graphics Card Height

Installation requires two slots in your system.

Monitor Outputs, Display Connectors

Display connectivity options include two DVI ports, one DisplayPort, and one HDMI port. You may use all outputs at the same time, so triple-monitor surround gaming is possible with one card.

The GPU also includes an HDMI sound device. It is HDMI 1.4a compatible, which includes HD audio and Blu-ray 3D movies support.


There are no visible CrossFire connectors on the card. With their R9 290 Series, AMD started transferring CrossFire data via the PCI-Express slot interface of the card. You may pair this card with any R9 290 and R9 290X.

Graphics Card Teardown PCB Front
Graphics Card Teardown PCB Back

Pictured above are the front and back, showing the disassembled board. High-res versions are also available (front, back).
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