20 Feb 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

While some games have more powerful requirements than this GPU, the Radeon R9 290X PowerColor PCS+ 4GB 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.

What FPS performance can the Radeon R9 290X PowerColor PCS+ 4GB Edition get on latest AAA 2021 games? In particular our game review looks at the FPS achieved running on Ultra graphics settings on the 1080p screen resolution as well as 1440p and 4K. We look at 1000 of the most demanding games available today and this GPU is better than the recommended graphics requirement of more than 196 games in the list.

The 1080p FPS on Ultra for the Radeon R9 290X PowerColor PCS+ 4GB Edition shows us that Far Cry 6 is predicted to get a weak result of 19 FPS, and then we are seeing Assassins Creed: Valhalla returning a playable 33 FPS while another game on our list is the Grand Theft Auto VI which is predicted to get 17 frames per second at Ultra 1080p.

People are turning their increasingly more powerful graphics cards to the popular 1440p screen size so we tested the Radeon R9 290X PowerColor PCS+ 4GB Edition to see how it performs on 1440p. First off we have looked at Assassins Creed: Valhalla where it was playable. The frame rates it scored for the game presets were - Low: 51 FPS, Medium: 43 FPS, High: 37 FPS and Ultra: 25 FPS. We added Grand Theft Auto VI to our research and predict it will be weak with a 13 FPS at Ultra 1440p. And then researched Far Cry 6 leading us to predict 14 FPS at Ultra 1440p. 1440p Radeon R9 290X PowerColor PCS+ 4GB Edition PC gaming is going to need to lower its graphics settings to medium on modern games.

How many years will the Radeon R9 290X PowerColor PCS+ 4GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon R9 290X PowerColor PCS+ 4GB Edition in your PC? Its time to start researching your next graphics card upgrade as the Radeon R9 290X PowerColor PCS+ 4GB Edition is failing to meet modern day gaming system requirements. A gpu AAA lifespan of around 6-12 months.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the Radeon R9 290X PowerColor PCS+ 4GB Edition? A good choice when looking to upgrade the Radeon R9 290X PowerColor PCS+ 4GB Edition would be the 16 Series GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB which meets 802 of the 1000 top game’s recommended system requirements and has 40% better performance. Alternatively a suitable upgrade choice for the Radeon R9 290X PowerColor PCS+ 4GB Edition is the R-500 Series Radeon RX 590 8GB, which is 21% more powerful and can run 750 of the 1000 most demanding PC games beating their recommended requirements.