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.

This graphics card can play 11% of the most demanding games available today.

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.

FPS System Benchmark

116 FPS

High

Game

Grand Theft Auto V

The Radeon R9 290X PowerColor PCS+ 4GB Edition is released on the 07 Jan 2014

AMD PC game performance check Radeon R9 290X PowerColor PCS+ 4GB Edition

GPU

Architecture

GCN 1.1 Hawaii XT

Process

28nm

TMUs

176

Texture Rate

183 GTexel/s

ROPs

Pixel Rate

67 GPixel/s

Shader
Processing Units

2816

Driver Support

Release Price

Compatibility

Direct X

DX 12.0

Shader

5.0

Open GL

4.4

Resolution (WxH)

4096x2160

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Yes the Radeon R9 290X PowerColor PCS+ 4GB Edition graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Dedicated

Integrated

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

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

1040 MHz

Power

Max Power

290 Watts

PSU

750 Watt & 42 Amps

Power Connector

1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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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Radeon R9 290X PowerColor PCS+ 4GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
Radeon R9 290X PowerColor PCS+ 4GB Edition is a special edition of AMD's High-End Radeon R9 290X 4GB, created by PowerColor.

Overclock: Central Unit
The Central Unit now runs at 1040MHz, instead of 1000MHz.

Overclock: Memory Clock
The Operating Memory Clock is now of 1350MHz while the Frame Buffer remains the same.

Cooling Solution
The unique cooling technology can decrease operating environment temp. Effectively, and enhance headroom for OC capabilities.

Performance
Benchmarks indicate a 3% performance over the reference Radeon R9 290X 4GB.

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Radeon R9 290X PowerColor PCS+ 4GB Edition vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

Avg. AAA Recommended Requirements

CPU

Core i3-9350KF 4-Core 4.0GHz

Graphics Card

Radeon R9 290

RAM

11GB

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