Testseek.com have collected 334 expert reviews of the AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB GDDR5 PCIe and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB GDDR5 PCIe.
October 2013
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334 Reviews
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It's no surprise that Far Cry 4 will tax your PC hardware, particularly considering its predecessor. However, if you're not gaming on a high-resolution monitor, you can muster an enjoyable experience from Nvidia's sub-$100 GeForce GT 730 GDDR5 at 720p. Ev...
It's no surprise that Far Cry 4 will tax your PC hardware, particularly considering its predecessor. However, if you're not gaming on a high-resolution monitor, you can muster an enjoyable experience from Nvidia's sub-$100 GeForce GT 730 GDDR5 at 720p. Ev...
Abstract: Since we have a reference version of the 290X, a very capable PowerColor overclocked card, we are going to need to run it with extra voltage and with the fan at 100% to prevent throttling when it is overclocked +150MHz to 1150MHz core and +200MHz to 1450M...
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Published: 2014-04-14, Author: Igor , review by: tomshardware.com
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Abstract: At the moment, both AMD's and NVIDIA's top enthusiast offerings hover around the $700 price-point, and as the title of this article suggests, I'm going to be taking a look at both of them in some depth here.But before I go further, there are a couple of t...
Published: 2014-02-15, Author: Joel , review by: pcmag.com
Great overall performance. Full support for 4K gaming, as well as AMD's new Mantle API. Incorporates new audio technology.
Runs hot. Noisy when at full power
If you're in the market for a high-end single GPU card, the R9 290X is a great option. Just be prepared for the heat and noise when running it at full throttle....
At the time of its announcement in October 2013 the AMD Radeon R9 290X made a worthy opponent to the Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 despite all the problems with noise and overheat. However, Nvidia was quick to react by cutting the price of its single-GPU fla...
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Published: 2014-01-13, Author: Alex , review by: extremespec.net
AMD Radeon R9 290H gives very high performance and very affordable with a recommended price of U.S. $ 549, forcing NVIDIA to reconsider its pricing policy on the flagship graphics card. As for the direct comparison of AMD Radeon R9 290X with solutions ...
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Published: 2014-01-09, Author: Igor , review by: tomshardware.com
Clock Rates In A Closed Case Let's get straight to the point: do these cards maintain the clock rates that AMD uses in its marketing materials, or do they slowly bleed performance like the reference-cooled models? For the sake of monitoring, I used the ...
My Radeon R9 290X CrossFire system produces more noise than my TITAN SLI rig did, but the sound does not bother me and, unless you are very sensitive, I doubt you would find it bothersome either. The Radeon R9 290X CrossFire produces a good bit more heat...