10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

This Radeon R9 290X Asus ROG Matrix Platinum Edition graphics card is considered budget with poor modern game performance when playing anything more demanding than indie game requirements.

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

How well will the Radeon R9 290X Asus ROG Matrix Platinum Edition run 2023 games? We will take a look at the biggest releases and frames per second analysis on Ultra graphics settings. In terms of performance against the most demanding games today this graphics card can play 386 of the 1000 most demanding PC games beating their recommended requirements.

Now onto the frame rates achieved at 1080p. We are seeing Far Cry 6 getting 19 FPS with the Radeon R9 290X Asus ROG Matrix Platinum Edition, Resident Evil 8 getting 17 FPS and Back 4 Blood getting 40 frames per second. All run on Ultra at 1920x1080 screen res.

With PC gamers looking for larger screen sizes like 1440p we tested the Radeon R9 290X Asus ROG Matrix Platinum Edition by playing Far Cry 6 which yielded a weak performance. Its FPS results for the graphics settings are as follows - L: 38FPS, M: 30FPS, H: 20FPS, U: 14FPS. Another popular game we tested with this card was Resident Evil 8 and that was weak. This graphics card delivered 13 FPS at Ultra 1440p. Another popular title was Back 4 Blood which gets playable results with a 30FPS on Ultra 1440p. In summary we feel the Radeon R9 290X Asus ROG Matrix Platinum Edition running at 1440p is going to struggle to keep a solid FPS, but a modern game could have a few options tweaked to get it playable at this res but on low graphics settings.

How many years will the Radeon R9 290X Asus ROG Matrix Platinum Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon R9 290X Asus ROG Matrix Platinum Edition in your PC? This Radeon R9 290X Asus ROG Matrix Platinum Edition card has 12 to 18 months of latest AAA game play left in it before upgrading should be considered

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the Radeon R9 290X Asus ROG Matrix Platinum Edition? There are no graphics cards on the current market that would provide a big enough increase in performance to warrant upgrading the Radeon R9 290X Asus ROG Matrix Platinum Edition.