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AMD Radeon R9 290X
Graphics Processor
Hawaii
Cores
2816
TMUs
176
ROPs
64
Memory Size
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Bus Width
512 bit
GPU
I/O
Top
PCB Front
PCB Back
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
1920x1080
2560x1440
3840x2160
The Radeon R9 290X was a high-end graphics card by AMD, launched on October 24th, 2013. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Hawaii graphics processor, in its Hawaii XT variant, the card supports DirectX 12. This ensures that all modern games will run on Radeon R9 290X. The Hawaii graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 438 mm² and 6,200 million transistors. It features 2816 shading units, 176 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. AMD has paired 4 GB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon R9 290X, which are connected using a 512-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1000 MHz, memory is running at 1250 MHz (5 Gbps effective). Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 290X draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 290 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 290X is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 275 mm x 109 mm x 36 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 549 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
GPU Name
Hawaii
GPU Variant
Hawaii XT
(215-0852000)
Architecture
GCN 2.0
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
28 nm
Transistors
6,200 million
Density
14.2M / mm²
Die Size
438 mm²
Clock Speeds
GPU Clock
1000 MHz
Memory Clock
1250 MHz
5 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
512 bit
Bandwidth
320.0 GB/s
Render Config
Shading Units
2816
TMUs
176
ROPs
64
Compute Units
44
L1 Cache
16 KB (per CU)
L2 Cache
1024 KB
Theoretical Performance
Pixel Rate
64.00 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
176.0 GTexel/s
FP32 (float)
5.632 TFLOPS
FP64 (double)
704.0 GFLOPS (1:8)
Board Design
Slot Width
Dual-slot
Length
275 mm
10.8 inches
Width
109 mm
4.3 inches
Height
36 mm
1.4 inches
TDP
290 W
Suggested PSU
600 W
Outputs
2x DVI 1x HDMI 1.4a 1x DisplayPort 1.2
Power Connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Board Number
109-C67157-00_02, 109-C67157-00C_03
Graphics Features
DirectX
12 (12_0)
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2.170
Shader Model
6.5
Hawaii GPU Notes
Generation: Volcanic Islands
Desktop Variant: Grenada / Vesuvius
Codename: Ibiza
Graphics/Compute: GFX7 (gfx701 / gfx702)
Display Core Engine: 8.5
Unified Video Decoder: 4.2
Video Compression Engine: 2.0
System DMA: 1.0.0
CLRX: GCN 1.1.0
Latest Drivers:
Windows Vista :
Catalyst Software Suite 13.12
Windows 7:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1
Windows 8:
Catalyst Software Suite 14.4
Windows 8.1:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 / 17.1.2
64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1
Windows 10:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1
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