Radeon_R9_290_PowerColor_PCS+_Edition
AMD Radeon R9 290 PowerColor PCS+ Edition

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While some games have more powerful requirements than this GPU, the Radeon R9 290 PowerColor PCS+ Edition is only really challenged by the most demanding games released today, but normally it is more than capable of running games with a stable frame rate at 1080p.

Capable of running games with up to a DirectX 11 requirement.

This graphics card can play 6% of the most demanding games available today.

How many years will the Radeon R9 290 PowerColor PCS+ Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon R9 290 PowerColor PCS+ Edition in your PC? We think this Radeon R9 290 PowerColor PCS+ Edition has around 6-12 months until an upgrade should be considered.

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112 FPS
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The Radeon R9 290 PowerColor PCS+ Edition is released on the 13 Jan 2014
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GPU
Architecture
GCN 1.1 Hawaii PRO
Process
28nm
TMUs
160
Texture Rate
166 GTexel/s
ROPs
64
Pixel Rate
67 GPixel/s
Shader
Processing Units
2560
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Release Price
Compatibility
Direct X
DX 12.0
Shader
5.0
Open GL
4.4
Resolution (WxH)
4096x2160
Notebook GPU
SLI/Crossfire
Dedicated
Integrated
Memory
Memory
4096 MB
Memory Speed
1350 MHz
Memory Bus
512 Bit
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth
345.6GB/sec
L2 Cache
1024KB
Display Connectors
VGA Connection
0
DVI Connection
2
HDMI Connection
1
DisplayPort Connection
Clock Speeds
Core Speed
1040 MHz
Power
Max Power
275 Watts
PSU
750 Watt
Power Connector
None
Recommended Hardware
Best CPU Match
Core i7-4770K 4-Core 3.5GHz
Best RAM Match
8 GB
Best Resolution
2560 x 1440
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GD GPU hardware score: 7
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Radeon R9 290 PowerColor PCS+ Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Radeon R9 290 PowerColor PCS+ Edition is a special edition of the high-end Radeon R9 290.
This edition comes overclocked out of the box in the central unit which was increased from 947MHz to 1040MHz. The memory clock was increased to 1350MHz. Furthermore, the card comes with a custom triple fan solution which will reduce its temperature under load.
Benchmarks indicate a 3% performance boost over the reference card.


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Core i5-4690 3.5GHz
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GeForce GTX 780
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11GB
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