The AMD Radeon R9 290 Review
by Ryan Smithon November 5, 2013 12:01 AM EST
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The AMD Radeon R9 290 ReviewAMD’s Last Minute 290 Revision & Meet The Radeon R9 290AMD’s Gaming Evolved Application & The TestMetro: Last LightCompany of Heroes 2Bioshock InfiniteBattlefield 3Crysis 3Crysis: WarheadTotal War: Rome 2Hitman: AbsolutionGRID 2SyntheticsComputePower, Temperature, & NoiseOverclockingFinal Words
Finally, let’s spend a bit of time looking at the overclocking prospects for the 290. Without any voltage adjustment capabilities and with AMD binning chips for clockspeeds and power consumption we’re not necessarily expecting a lot of headroom here, but none the less it’s worth checking out to see how much more we can squeeze out of the card.
Even though we’re officially limited to AMD’s Overdrive utility for the moment for overclocking, Overdrive offers a wide enough range of values that we shouldn’t have any problem maxing out the card. In fact we’ll be limited by the card first.
Radeon R9 290 Overclocking | |||
Reference Radeon R9 290 | |||
Shipping Core Clock | 662MHz | ||
Shipping Boost Clock | 947MHz | ||
Shipping Memory Clock | 5GHz | ||
Shipping Boost Voltage | ~1.18v | ||
Overclock Core Clock | 790MHz | ||
Overclock Boost Clock | 1075MHz | ||
Overclock Memory Clock |
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Overclock Max Boost Voltage | ~1.18v |
Despite the lack of voltage control, when it comes to overclocking the 290 we were able to achieve solid overclocks on both the GPU and the memory. On a boost clock basis we were able to push the 290 from 947MHz to 1075MHz, an increase of 128MHz (14%). Meanwhile we were able to push the memory from 5GHz to 5.6GHz before artifacting set in, representing a 600MHz (12%) memory overclock. Being able to increase both clockspeeds to such a similar degree means that no matter what the video bottleneck is – be it GPU or memory – we should see some kind of performance increase out of overclocking.
On a side note, for overclocking the 290 we stuck with moderate increases to both the maximum fan speed and the PowerTune limit. In the case of the former we used a 65% maximum fan speed (which actually proved to be more than what’s necessary), while for the latter we went with a 20% increase in the PowerTune limit, as at this point in time we don’t have a good idea for what the safe power limits are for the reference 290/290X board. Though in either case only FurMark could push the overclocked card to its power limit, and nothing could push the card to its fan speed limit. Similarly we didn’t encounter any throttling issues with our overclocked settings, with every game (including Coh3) running at 1075MHz sustained.
Taking a brief look at power, temp, and noise before jumping into our gaming performance results, we can see that overclocking the card has a measurable impact on power consumption under both Crysis 3 and FurMark. With Crysis 3 we’re clockspeed limited before we’re power limited, leading to an increase in power consumption of 27W, while under FurMark where we were power limited it’s a much more academic increase of 87W.
Since the 290 already ships at the highest temperate limit it allows – 95C – our sustained temperatures are unchanged even after overclocking.
The 290 is already an unreasonably loud card at stock, and unfortunately the fan speed increases needed to handle the greater heat load from overclocking only make this worse. Under Crysis 3 we peaked at 59.7dB, or 49% fan speed. While under FurMark we peaked at 65.3dB, or 59% fan speed. For these noise levels to be bearable the 290 really needs to be fully isolated (e.g. in another room) or put under water, as otherwise 59.7dB sustained is immensely loud for a video card.
Finally getting to the matter of game performance, we’re seeing consistently strong scaling across every game in our collection. The specific performance increase depends on the game as always, but a 14% core overclock and 12% memory overclock has netted us anywhere between 9% in Metro up to the full 14% in Total War: Rome II. At this performance level the 290 OC exceeds the performance of any other single-GPU card at stock, and comes very close to delivering 60fps in every action game in our benchmark suite.
Power, Temperature, & Noise
Final Words
The AMD Radeon R9 290 ReviewAMD’s Last Minute 290 Revision & Meet The Radeon R9 290AMD’s Gaming Evolved Application & The TestMetro: Last LightCompany of Heroes 2Bioshock InfiniteBattlefield 3Crysis 3Crysis: WarheadTotal War: Rome 2Hitman: AbsolutionGRID 2SyntheticsComputePower, Temperature, & NoiseOverclockingFinal Words
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AMD Radeon R9 290 vs AMD Radeon Vega 8: What is the difference?
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54 facts in comparison
AMD Radeon R9 290
AMD Radeon Vega 8
Why is AMD Radeon R9 290 better than AMD Radeon Vega 8?
- 362MHz faster GPU clock speed?
662MHzvs300MHz - 3.
72 TFLOPS higher floating-point performance?
4.85 TFLOPSvs1.13 TFLOPS - 32.9 GPixel/s higher pixel rate?
41.7 GPixel/svs8.8 GPixel/s - 825MHz faster memory clock speed?
1125MHzvs300MHz - 116.8 GTexels/s higher texture rate?
152 GTexels/svs35.2 GTexels/s - Supports multi-display technology?
- 1260million more transistors?
6200 millionvs4940 million - 2048 more shading units?
2560vs512
Why is AMD Radeon Vega 8 better than AMD Radeon R9 290?
- 185W lower TDP?
65Wvs250W - 0.8 newer version of DirectX?
12vs11.2 - 0.3 newer version of OpenGL?
4.6vs4.3 - 153MHz faster GPU turbo speed?
1100MHzvs947MHz - 0.8 newer version of OpenCL?
2vs1.2 - 14nm smaller semiconductor size?
14nmvs28nm
AMD Radeon R9 290
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AMD Radeon RX 580
AMD Radeon Vega 8
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
AMD Radeon R9 290
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
AMD Radeon R9 290
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AMD Radeon RX 570
AMD Radeon Vega 8
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AMD Radeon RX 550
AMD Radeon R9 290
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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD Radeon Vega 8
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AMD Radeon RX 470
AMD Radeon R9 290
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AMD Radeon RX 550
AMD Radeon Vega 8
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AMD Radeon 530
AMD Radeon R9 290
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 770
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Nvidia GeForce MX350 Laptop
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
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AMD Radeon R2
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AMD Radeon RX 570
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AMD Radeon R9 380X
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AMD Radeon RX 560
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EVGA GeForce GTX 660
Price comparison
AMD Radeon R9 290
Buy used:
€30
Product | Store | Price | |
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AMD Radeon PRO WX 3200 4GB | €207 | ||
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€100 | ||
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, 16384 MB GDDR6 | €781 | ||
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ASUS Radeon R9 290 Direct CU II (4 GB) G…ASUS Radeon R9 290 Direct CU II (4 GB) GPU mit Arctic Accelero Xtreme III Kühler | €84 | ||
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€100 |
AMD Radeon Vega 8
Buy used:
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€299 |
User reviews
Overall rating
AMD Radeon R9 290
1 User reviews
AMD Radeon R9 290
10.0/10
1 User reviews
AMD Radeon Vega 8
3 User reviews
AMD Radeon Vega 8
7.0/10
3 User reviews
Features
Value for money
10.0/10
1 votes
10.0/10
2 votes
Gaming
8.0/10
1 votes
6.7/10
3 votes
Performance
10.0/10
1 votes
7.3/10
3 votes
Quiet operation
10.0/10
1 votes
8.3/10
3 votes
Reliability
10.0/10
1 votes
7.7/10
3 votes
Performance
GPU clock speed
662MHz
300MHz
The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.
GPU turbo
947MHz
1100MHz
When the GPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
pixel rate
41.7 GPixel/s
8.8 GPixel/s
The number of pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
floating-point performance
4.85 TFLOPS
1.13 TFLOPS
Floating-point performance is a measurement of the raw processing power of the GPU.
texture rate
152 GTexels/s
35.2 GTexels/s
The number of textured pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
GPU memory speed
1125MHz
300MHz
The memory clock speed is one aspect that determines the memory bandwidth.
shading units
Shading units (or stream processors) are small processors within the graphics card that are responsible for processing different aspects of the image.
texture mapping units (TMUs)
TMUs take textures and map them to the geometry of a 3D scene. More TMUs will typically mean that texture information is processed faster.
render output units (ROPs)
The ROPs are responsible for some of the final steps of the rendering process, writing the final pixel data to memory and carrying out other tasks such as anti-aliasing to improve the look of graphics.
Memory
effective memory speed
4500MHz
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Radeon Vega 8)
The effective memory clock speed is calculated from the size and data rate of the memory. Higher clock speeds can give increased performance in games and other apps.
maximum memory bandwidth
288GB/s
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Radeon Vega 8)
This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.
VRAM
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Radeon Vega 8)
VRAM (video RAM) is the dedicated memory of a graphics card. More VRAM generally allows you to run games at higher settings, especially for things like texture resolution.
GDDR version
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Radeon Vega 8)
Newer versions of GDDR memory offer improvements such as higher transfer rates that give increased performance.
memory bus width
512bit
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Radeon Vega 8)
A wider bus width means that it can carry more data per cycle. It is an important factor of memory performance, and therefore the general performance of the graphics card.
Supports ECC memory
✖AMD Radeon R9 290
✖AMD Radeon Vega 8
Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.
Features
DirectX version
DirectX is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
OpenGL version
OpenGL is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
OpenCL version
Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.
Supports multi-display technology
✔AMD Radeon R9 290
✖AMD Radeon Vega 8
The graphics card supports multi-display technology. This allows you to configure multiple monitors in order to create a more immersive gaming experience, such as having a wider field of view.
load GPU temperature
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Radeon Vega 8)
A lower load temperature means that the card produces less heat and its cooling system performs better.
supports ray tracing
✖AMD Radeon R9 290
✖AMD Radeon Vega 8
Ray tracing is an advanced light rendering technique that provides more realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections in games.
Supports 3D
✔AMD Radeon R9 290
✖AMD Radeon Vega 8
Allows you to view in 3D (if you have a 3D display and glasses).
supports DLSS
✖AMD Radeon R9 290
✖AMD Radeon Vega 8
DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is an upscaling technology powered by AI. It allows the graphics card to render games at a lower resolution and upscale them to a higher resolution with near-native visual quality and increased performance. DLSS is only available on select games.
AMD SAM / Intel Resizable BAR
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Radeon R9 290)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Radeon Vega 8)
AMD’s Smart Access Memory (SAM) and Intel’s Resizable BAR are two technologies that allow the CPU to have faster access to the graphics card, which can give a performance boost. It requires a compatible motherboard, graphics card, and CPU.
Ports
has an HDMI output
✔AMD Radeon R9 290
✖AMD Radeon Vega 8
Devices with a HDMI or mini HDMI port can transfer high definition video and audio to a display.
HDMI ports
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Radeon Vega 8)
More HDMI ports mean that you can simultaneously connect numerous devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.
HDMI version
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Radeon R9 290)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Radeon Vega 8)
Newer versions of HDMI support higher bandwidth, which allows for higher resolutions and frame rates.
DisplayPort outputs
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Radeon Vega 8)
Allows you to connect to a display using DisplayPort.
USB-C ports
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Radeon R9 290)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Radeon Vega 8)
With more USB-C ports, you are able to connect more devices/peripherals.
DVI outputs
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Radeon Vega 8)
Allows you to connect to a display using DVI.
mini DisplayPort outputs
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Radeon Vega 8)
Allows you to connect to a display using mini-DisplayPort.
Price comparison
AMD Radeon R9 290
Buy used:
€30
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AMD Radeon PRO WX 3200 4GB | €207 | ||
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€100 | ||
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, 16384 MB GDDR6 | €781 | ||
XFX Speedster MERC310 AMD Radeon™ RX 790…XFX Speedster MERC310 AMD Radeon™ RX 7900XT Gaming Grafikkarte, 20 GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 3(RX-79TMERCU9) | €870 | ||
Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC (UE…Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC (UEFI) (4096 MB) (11226-00-40G) Grafikkarte | €50 | ||
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ASUS Radeon R9 290 Direct CU II (4 GB) G…ASUS Radeon R9 290 Direct CU II (4 GB) GPU mit Arctic Accelero Xtreme III Kühler | €84 | ||
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€100 |
AMD Radeon Vega 8
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€299 |
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Eurodram – European network for drama in translation
2020 Honors – Selection of original texts
Eurodram, the European network for drama in translation, is delighted to announce its 2020 selection of plays recommended for translation. These have been chosen by 290 members of 29 language committees, out of the 841 original plays received in 2019. More details will be available online shortly.
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Jury’s Choice 2020 Competition — Original Language Plays
Eurodrama European Theater Translation Network is pleased to provide you with a list of original language plays recommended for translation in 2020. The plays were selected by 290 members of 29 language committees out of 841 submitted for the competition in 2019year.
العَرَبيّة/ Arabic
★ Qaa (The Hold) by Ammar Neameh Jaber ûh misriyyah (Baheyya, Five Egyptian Portraits) by Karma Sami
Հայերեն / Armenian
վրա (Based on True Facts) by Էլլա Կանեգարիան (Ella Kanegarian)
Belarusian / Belarussian
★ Everything is Fine by Vlada Khmel )
★ The Room is Dying by Mikita Ilyinchyk
★ 13 Original Rules of Basketball Formulated by James Naismith by Dmitri Bagaslauski (D mitriy Bogovski)
BCHS (bosanski/crnogorski/hrvatski/srpski) / BCMS (Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian)
★ Dečaci neće nositi oružje (Boys Won’t Carry Arms) by Jelena Paligorić Sinkević
★ Da ne budeš sama (So You’re Not Alone) by Selma Parisi
★ Ne zaboravi pokriti stopala (Don’t Forget to Cover Your Feet) by Espi Tomičić
Bulgarian / Bulgarian
★ Panopticon by Martina Novakova
★ The Desert Land) by Miroslav Hristov
★ Rkavitsa (А Glove) by Presiyan Kuzov
Castellano & Galego / Castilian & Galician
★ Los desafectos (Animosity) by Juanma Romero
★ La piel (The skin) by Martin Cedillo
★ Summer evening by Javier Vicedo
Català / Catalan
★ Una gossa en un descampat (Júlia and the Empty Lot) by Clàudia Cedó
★ Temps salvatge (Wild Times) by Josep M. Miró 9 0006 ★ Amor mundi by Victoria Szpunberg
Deutsch / German
★ Schwarze Schwäne (Black Swans) by Christina Kettering
★ UND (AND) by Sean Keller
★ Höllenkinder (Children of Hell) by Gabri ele Kögl
Ελληνικά / Greek
★ Anexia by Spyros N. Liapatas
★ Petricor by Niki Rapti
★ Συγκρουόμενα (Bumper Cars) by Eva Vlassopoulos
Français / French
★ La Clairière du grand n’importe quoi (The Meadow of the Big Whatever) d’Alain Béhar
★ Zone à étendre (Expansion Zone) de Mariette Navarro
★ Cinglée (Crazy) de Céline Delbecq
עִבְרִית / Hebrew 9008 4
★ אמה מתעוררת (Emma Awakens) by Idan Zilberstein
★ זונות מלחמה (War Whores) by Or Benezra-Segal
Italiano / Italian
★ Ritratto dell’artista da morto (A Portrait of the Artist as Dead) by Davide Carnevali
★ Quattro uomini chiusi in una stanza (Four Men Locked in a Room) by Mario Gelardi
★ Stormi (Flocks) by Marco Morana
ქართული ენა / Georgian (Lasha Bughadze)
★ ზიპო (Zipo) by პაატა ციკოლია (Paata Tsikolia)
★ დედაომი (War Mothers) by დათა თავაძე (Data Tavadze)
Kurdî / کوردی / Kurdish
★ Na Bavo Hê Li Rawestgehê Me (No Daddy, I’m Still at the Bus Stop) by Mistoyê Heco
★ Pepûk Çiye Tû Dizan î ? (Do You Know What a Cuckoo Is ?) by Kemal Orgun
★ Forsa Şerko (Şerko’s Swank) by Yusuf Unay
Macedonian
★ Grace Kelly Doesn’t Drink Bambus by Yes Davor Stojanovski
★ Between the Dragon and its Rage by Sasho Dimoski
★ Saatot (The Clock) by Lidija Mitoska-Gjorgjievska
Português / Portuguese
★ Morrer no Teatro (Dying in the Theater) by Alex Cassal
★ Estrada de Terra (Dirt Road) by Tiago Correia
★ As Árvores Deixam Morrer os Ramos mais Bonitos (Tre es Let their most Beautiful Branches Die) by Sílvio Vieira
Română / Romanian
★ HUOOOOOO!!! by Ovidiu Mihaita
Russian / Russian
★ Vitenka and others by Yuri Vladovsky
★ Tree by Alexander Molchanov
★ Defeat by Maria Rudneva )
Shqip / Albanian
★ Veriu (The North) by Agush Mulliqi
★ Paladuku (Paladuk) by Albana Muja
★ Aliu në makth (Ali’s Nightmare) by Erjus Mezini
9 0081 Suomi / Finnish
★ Ateria (Eat Me) by Okko Leo
★ Homoäiti (Mother) by Heini Junkkala
★ Toinen luonto (Second Nature) by Pipsa Lonka
Türkçe / Turkish
★ Ama (But) by Nadir Sönmez
★ Kay ıp Kızlar Ormanı (The Forest of the Lost Girls) by Aslı E.