AMD Radeon R9 290X
Reasons To Buy
- ✓ Great overall performance.
- ✓ Full support for 4K gaming, as well as AMD's new Mantle API.
- ✓ Incorporates new audio technology.
Reasons To Avoid
- ✗ Runs hot.
- ✗ Noisy when at full power.
Expert Reviews
Specifications
| Base Frequency | |
| Board Type |
Component |
| Boost Frequency |
947.0 |
| Compute Units | |
| DisplayPort™ | ✓ |
| Dual Link DVI | ✓ |
| HDMI™ | ✓ |
| Max Memory Size | 4 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320 |
| Memory Speed | |
| Memory Type | |
| OS Support | |
| Stream Processors |
2560 |
| Supported Technologies |
Catalyst Software AMD HD3D Technology AMD TrueAudio Technology Unified Video Decoder (UVD) AMD Gaming Evolved Client AMD LiquidVR™ Technology AMD TressFX Hair The Vulkan® API DirectX® 12 Technology |
| Texture Units | |
| Typical Board Power (Desktop) | 250 W |
| VGA | ✗ |