R9 290X benchmark with Phenom 9850 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Medium Quality
At 1440p, R9 290X can hit 50-60 fps on pretty much everything at ultra, just without antialiasing, less ambient occlusion and turned down shadows. It is worth noting that the R9 290X is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. It is important to know that R9 290X 's max load temperature is very high and might require custom cooling solutions. This combination between R9 290X and AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core is going to cause serious bottlenecks in many games and cause severe FPS loss. With current 4096 MB RAM, the R9 290X can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
The release year of the graphics card. The newer the better technology and performance optimization and
driver support.
Year
2016
2019
13
2015
2016
11
2014
2015
8
2013
2014
4
2007
2013
2
The price of the graphics card. The cheaper the better.
Price
0
250
35
250
400
30
400
550
25
550
650
15
650
9999
5
Power Supply Wattage required for overall system. The lower the better.
PSU
0
350
4
350
450
4
450
550
3
550
650
2
650
9999
1
Maximum recorded temperature under load. The lower the better for longer life of the graphics card.
Temp
0
70
2
70
75
2
75
80
1
80
85
1
85
999
1
Noise Levels under load. The lower the better.
Noise
0
45
2
45
48
2
48
50
2
50
55
1
55
999
1
Full HD performance at 1080p resolution. The higher the better.
FHD
60
9999
18
55
60
13
45
55
11
35
45
7
0
35
5
Quad HD performance at 1440p resolution. The higher the better.
QHD
60
9999
10
55
60
8
45
55
5
35
45
4
0
35
2
4K performance at 2160p resolution. The higher the better.
F4K
60
9999
5
55
60
4
45
55
3
35
45
2
0
35
1
Current CPU Impact on performance with respect to the highest performing CPU used for benchmark at the
time this graphics card was released.
CPU
-5
9999
5
-7
-5
4
-10
-7
3
-15
-10
2
-9999
-15
1
Graphics card memory (RAM) capacity. The higher the better for higher resolution textures and future
demanding games.
MEM
8
9999
5
4
8
4
2
4
3
1
2
2
0
1
1
FROM
TO
VERDICT
The overall score is determined based on the calculated weightings for the individual components.
OVERALL SCORE
80
99
Excellent
70
80
Very Good
60
70
Good
40
60
Acceptable
0
40
Weak
75/100
Very Good
Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 970, the R9 290X was -1.6 % slower. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Overwatch 2, Spider-Man Remastered, Apex Legends, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Resident Evil 2 at 60 fps to 71 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 66 fps.
For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Valorant at 95 fps to 95 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 95 fps. For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Valorant at 83 fps to 83 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 83 fps.
The R9 290X sits between the GTX 970 and the R9 390, falling slower than GTX 970 by 1.2% and faster than R9 390 by 0.3%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the GTX 970. Against its rival - the GTX 970, the R9 290X is much slower.
The R9 290X sits between the GTX 1050 Ti and the GTX 680, falling slower than GTX 1050 Ti by 0.4% and faster than GTX 680 by 0%. It has below average relative performance against every graphics card here. The R9 290X's performance in this game hovers around the 60fps mark. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the GTX 1050 Ti. Against its rival - the GTX 970, the R9 290X is much slower.
The R9 290X sits between the GTX 970 and the R9 390, falling slower than GTX 970 by 1.2% and faster than R9 390 by 0.3%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the GTX 970. Against its rival - the GTX 970, the R9 290X is much slower.
The R9 290X sits between the R9 290 and the RX 470, falling slower than R9 290 by 5% and faster than RX 470 by 0%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Against its rival - the GTX 970, the R9 290X is much slower.
The R9 290X sits between the GTX 970 and the R9 390, falling slower than GTX 970 by 1% and faster than R9 390 by 0.4%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the GTX 970. Against its rival - the GTX 970, the R9 290X is much slower.
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