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AMD Radeon R9 290

The AMD Radeon R9 290 is a graphics card released on November 5, 2013, built on the GCN architecture using a 28 nm process. It has a 250 W board power rating. It scores 8,141 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12.

GCNHawaii Pro28 nm

6/10 key specs recorded · 32 facts

Depth: 24 recorded fields, 1 feature, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, AMD.com Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 6 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark AMD.com Specifications PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

n/a

Memory

n/a

GDDR5 · 512-bit

Boost clock

n/a

Board power

250 W

Performance

The AMD Radeon R9 290 scores 8,141 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 86.6% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #363), measured across 797 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 758.

PassMark G3D Mark

8,141

Rank #363
Faster than 86.6% of 2,658 GPUs
797 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 126 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 80.2% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 48 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 75.9% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 51 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 71.3% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 38 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 73.1% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 3,056 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 74.4% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon R9 290 averages DirectX 9 126 fps, DirectX 10 48 fps, DirectX 11 51 fps, DirectX 12 38 fps and GPU Compute 3,056 ops/s, across 797 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

First benchmarked 2020-09-03

Samples 797

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

Not to be confused with

This page covers the AMD Radeon R9 290 specifically. It is a different product from AMD Radeon R9 290 / 390, AMD Radeon R9 290X, AMD Radeon R9 290X / 390X, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture GCN

Codename Hawaii Pro

Chip Not recorded

Process node 28 nm

Transistors 6,200 M

Die size 438 mm²

The AMD Radeon R9 290 is based on the GCN architecture, uses the Hawaii Pro graphics processor, is manufactured on a 28 nm process, contains 6,200 million transistors and has a die size of 438 mm².

Shader configuration

Shading units Not recorded

Compute units Not recorded

Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) Not recorded

Render output units (ROPs) 64

Ray tracing cores Not recorded

Tensor / AI cores Not recorded

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The AMD Radeon R9 290 64 render output units.

The AMD Radeon R9 290 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics.

Memory

Size Not recorded

Type GDDR5

Bus width 512-bit

Bandwidth Not recorded

The AMD Radeon R9 290 uses a 512-bit memory bus.

Board and power

The AMD Radeon R9 290 has a board power rating of 250 W.

Board power (TDP) 250 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface Not recorded

Market

Launched November 5, 2013

Launch price $399

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series Radeon

The AMD Radeon R9 290 was released on November 5, 2013 and launched at a price of $399.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 8,141

PassMark G2D 758

Rank #363

Samples 797

Graphics and compute APIs

The AMD Radeon R9 290 supports DirectX 12.

DirectX 12

CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon R9 290. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon R9 290. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD Radeon R9 290.

Media engine

Feex holds no codec support statement for the AMD Radeon R9 290.

AMD Unified Video Decoder SupportedAMD's older dedicated video-decoding block found on many GCN-era and earlier Radeon GPUs.

Not listed: H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265), AV1 and VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon R9 290 supports these codecs; that is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

Media engines recorded for the AMD Radeon R9 290: AMD Unified Video Decoder.

Frequently asked questions

How much power does the AMD Radeon R9 290 use and what power supply does it need?

The AMD Radeon R9 290 has a board power rating of 250 W.

How fast is the AMD Radeon R9 290?

The AMD Radeon R9 290 scores 8,141 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 86.6% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #363. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 38 fps.

When was the AMD Radeon R9 290 released and how much did it cost at launch?

The AMD Radeon R9 290 was released on November 5, 2013 and launched at a price of $399.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

1 filled value

Architecture: GCN (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip Hawaii -> GCN 2. Sources: Wikipedia: List of AMD graphics processing units (revision 1376670003).

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.