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GPU

AMD

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Graphics processor

Video memory: 4 GB^*
Memory bus: 512 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 320 GB/s

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

1,009.37^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

999.33^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

1,087.27^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

1,036.25^* fps

AMD Radeon(TM) R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

1,059.78^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

72.20^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

90.99^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

198.17^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

37.29^* fps

AMD Radeon(TM) R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

53.29^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

192.70^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

323.62^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

159.89^* fps

AMD Radeon(TM) R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

162.60^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

185.83^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

253.47^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

325.51^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

470.70^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 290X

139.41^* fps

AMD Radeon(TM) R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

144.45^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark8,432^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL43,656^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL43,067^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL43,067^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan44,278^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan48,969^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan48,969^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark787^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark8,794^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: GCN 2
Process node: 28 nm^*
GPU cores: 2,816^*
GPU base clock: 1,000 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 1,000 MHz^*
Reported graphics memory frequency: 1,250 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Video memory: 4,096 MB^*
Reported chip die area: 438 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 290 W^*
Transistors: 6,200 million^*
GPU boost clock: 947 MHz
Stream processors: 2,816
Graphics processor: Hawaii^*
Texture mapping units: 176^*
Raster output units: 64^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: Dual-slot^*
Declared GPU TDP: 290 W^*
Suggested system PSU: 600 W^*
External power connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
DirectX / feature level: 12 (12_0)^*
OpenGL: 4.6^*
OpenCL: 2.1^*
Vulkan: 1.2.170^*
Shader model: 6.5^*
GPU L2 cache: 1,024 KB^*

GPU configurations

Hawaii XT
Chip variant
Hawaii XT
Reference clock
1,000 MHz
Rated power
250 W
Power specification
TBP

Memory & storage

Memory options: 4^*
Video memory: 4 GB^*
Video memory type: Reported value 1: GDDR5^*
Reported value 2: GDDR5^*
Reported value 3: GDDR6^*
Reported value 4: GDDR5^*
Reported value 5: GDDR5^*
Reported value 6: GDDR5^*
Reported value 7: GDDR5^*
Memory bus: 512 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 320 GB/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 290 W^*
Typical board power: 250 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 5,632^* GFLOPS
TDP: 250^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon R9 290X^*
Year: 2014^*
Fab: 28^*
Transistors (mln): 6,200^*
Die size: 438^*
Memory size: 8,192^*
Memory speed: 320^*

Specifications 2 · 32 fields

Architecture: GCN 1.1 Hawaii XT^*
Integrated: No^*
L2 Cache: 1024KB^*
Manufacturer: AMD^*
Max Power: 290 Watts^*
Memory: 4,096^* MB
Memory Bandwidth: 320GB/sec^*
Memory Bus: 512 Bit^*
Memory Speed: 1,250^* MHz
Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Name: Radeon R9 290X^*
Best Resolution: 2560 x 1440^*
Notebook GPU: No^*
Open GL: 4.4^*
PSU: 750 Watt & 42 Amps^*
Pixel Rate: 64 GPixel/s^*
Power Connector: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
Process: 28nm^*
ROPs: 64^*
Release Date: 24-Oct-2013^*
Release Price: $549.00^*
Resolution WxH: 4096x2160^*
SLI Crossfire: Yes^*
Shader: 5^*
TMUs: 176^*
Texture Rate: 176 GTexel/s^*
VGA Connection: 0^*
Core Speed: 1,000^* MHz
DVI Connection: 2^*
Dedicated: Yes^*
Direct X: DX 12.0^*
HDMI Connection: 1^*

Specifications 3 · 8 fields

Product Name: Radeon R9 290X^*
GPU Chip: Hawaii^*
Released: Oct 24th, 2013^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Memory: 4 GB, GDDR5, 512 bit^*
GPU clock: 1,000^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,250^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 2816 / 176 / 64^*

Specifications 4 · 12 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: AMD^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 5,632^* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS: 704^* GFLOPS
Product: AMD Radeon R9 290X^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2013-10-24^*
Process Size (nm): 28^* nm
TDP (W): 290^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 438^* mm²
Transistors (million): 6,200^*
Freq (MHz): 1,000^* MHz

Specifications 5 · 24 fields

proc transistors: 6,200 million^*
proc die size: 438^* mm²
cores: 2,816^*
memory clock: 1,250^*
ram: 4^*
name: AMD Radeon R9 290X^*
ram type: GDDR5^*
bus width: 512^*
bus interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 320^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 5.632^*
fp64 performance: 0.704^*
tdp: 290^* W
suggested psu: 600^* W
slot width: Dual-slot^*
power connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
is retail board: Yes^*
gpi value: 4.58^*
vendor: amd^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
arch name: GCN 2.0^*
card release date: 2013-10-24^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 28^* nm

Specifications 6 · 35 fields

DirectX / feature level

12 (12_0)^*

OpenCL

2.1^*

OpenGL

4.6^*

Shader model

6.5^*

Vulkan

1.2.170^*

Architecture

GCN 2.0^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 3.0 x16^*

Memory bus

512^* bit

Reported shader processors

2,816^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

5.632^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP64 peak

0.704^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

16 KB (per CU)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

1024 KB^*

Reported display outputs

2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

64.00 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*

Reported chip die area

438 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

28 nm^*

Transistors

6,200 million^*

Graphics processor

Hawaii^*

Reported video memory

4^* GB

Rated memory bandwidth

320.0 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Raster output units

64^*

Reported shading units

2,816^*

Card or module format

Dual-slot^*

Suggested system PSU

600 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

290 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

176.0 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

176^*

GPU cores

2,816^*

Video memory

4^* GB

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Specifications 7 · 2 fields

G3D Mark

8,432^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: Radeon R9 290X^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

Radeon R9 290X^*

Specifications 8 · 8 fields

Product Name: Radeon R9 290X^*
GPU Chip: Hawaii^*
Released: Oct 24th, 2013^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Memory: 4 GB, GDDR5, 512 bit^*
GPU clock: 1,000^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,250^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 2816 / 176 / 64^*

Specifications 9 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 5,632^* GFLOPS
TDP: 250^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon R9 290X^*
Year: 2014^*
Fab: 28^*
Transistors (mln): 6,200^*
Die size: 438^*
Memory size: 8,192^*
Memory speed: 320^*

Specifications 10 · 57 fields

Brand: AMD^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 512^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: Hawaii^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: GCN 2.0^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 28^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 6,200 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 438^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Oct 24th, 2013^*
Graphics Card Generation: Volcanic Islands (R9 200)^*
Graphics Card Successor: Pirate Islands^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: Radeon R9 290X^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 1,000^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 1250 MHz 5 Gbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 4^* GB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Bus: 512^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 320^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 176^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: Hawaii^*
Render Config ROPs: 64^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 64.00 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 176.0 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Dual-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 290^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 600^* W
Board Design Outputs: 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1.4a 1x DisplayPort 1.2^*
Board Design Board Number: 109-C67157-00_02, 109-C67157-00C_03^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 12 (12_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.6^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 2.1^*
Graphics Features Vulkan: 1.2.170^*
source file: amd2013.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: Sea Islands^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:1600x900 | Low FPS:1920x1080 | Unplayable:2560x1440^*
Graphics Card Launch Price: 549 USD^*
Board Design Length: 275 mm 10.8 inches^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: Hawaii XT (215-0852000)^*
Board Design Power Connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
Graphics Processor Density: 14.2M / mm²^*
Board Design Height: 109 mm 4.3 inches^*
Board Design Width: 36 mm 1.4 inches^*
Graphics Card Reviews: 147 in our database^*
Top TMUS: 176^*
Top ROPS: 64^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 6.5^*
Top CORES: 2,816^*
Render Config Shading Units: 2,816^*
Render Config Compute Units: 44^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 1,024^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 4^* GB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 5.632^* TFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 704.0 GFLOPS (1:8)
Render Config L1 Cache: 16 KB (per CU)^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 11 · 7 fields

Device

AMD Radeon(TM) R9 290X^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

Radeon R9 290X^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

43,656^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Vulkan

44,278^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

43,067^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Vulkan

48,969^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 12 · 8 fields

gpuName

Radeon R9 290X^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

Radeon R9 290X^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

8,794^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

787^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

43,067^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Vulkan

48,969^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,020^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 13 · 27 fields

manufacturer: AMD^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
rop: 64^*
rop: 64^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: PCIe 4.0 x16^*
bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
memType: GDDR5^*
memType: GDDR6^*
gpuChip: Hawaii^*
gpuChip: Navi 22^*
productName: Radeon R9 290X^*
productName: Radeon R9 290X^*
releaseYear: 2,013^*
releaseYear: 2,013^*
memSize: 4^*
memSize: 4^*
memBusWidth: 512^*
gpuClock: 1,000^*
gpuClock: 2,321^*
memClock: 2,250^*
memClock: 1,250^*
unifiedShader: 2,560^*
unifiedShader: 2,816^*
tmu: 176^*
tmu: 160^*

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