GIGABYTE AMD Radeon R9 290 OC Graphics Card

Name: GIGABYTE AMD Radeon R9 290 OC
Brand: GIGABYTE
SKU: GV-R929OC-4GD
Rating: 3.9 (69 reviews)

GIGABYTE AMD Radeon R9 290 OC 4GB GDDR5 GV-R929OC-4GD

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WINDFORCE 3X 450W cooling system
Powered by AMD Radeon R9 290 GPU
Integrated with 4GB GDDR5 memory, 512-bit memory interface
Features DVI-D*2 / HDMI / DisplayPort
Core Clock: 1040 MHz

Specifications Overview

Model	GV-R929OC-4GD
Release Date	February 2014 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
GPU Interface	PCIe x16
GPU Chipset	Radeon R9 290
GPU Memory Size	4 GB
GPU Memory Type	GDDR5
GPU Memory Interface	512-bit
GPU Clock Rate	1040 MHz
GPU Boost Clock Rate	-
TDP	250 W
Length	294 mm
Cooling Type	3 Fans
Power Connectors	1 PCIe 8-pin + 1 PCIe 6-pin
SLI Support	No
CrossFire Support	Yes
DVI-D (Dual Link)	2
DVI-I (Dual Link)	0
DisplayPort	1
HDMI	1
G-SYNC Support	No
FreeSync Support	No
Expansion slots required	2

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Pros

Excellent performanceGreat price4GB video memoryExcellent for Bitcoin miningWindForce cooler

Cons

High power consumptionNo VGA output

GIGABYTE AMD Radeon R9 290 OC Performance comparison with similar Graphics Cards

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GIGABYTE AMD Radeon R9 290 OC Performance

GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization)

Radeon R9 390X (70th)		117%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti (71st)		115%
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (72nd)		113%
Radeon RX 580 (72nd)		113%
Radeon R9 290X (73rd)		110%
Radeon R9 390 (73rd)		110%
Radeon RX 5500 XT (73rd)		110%
GeForce GTX 970 (74th)		108%
Radeon RX 480 (75th)		~
Radeon R9 290 (75th)		100%
GeForce GTX 780 (76th)		97%
Radeon RX 570 (76th)		97%
GeForce GTX 1650 G6 (77th)		93%
GeForce GTX 1650 G5 (77th)		93%
Arc A380 (78th)		91%
Quadro P2000 (79th)		89%
Radeon RX 470 (79th)		89%
Radeon RX 6400 (80th)		86%
Radeon R9 380X (81st)		82%
Radeon R9 280X (82nd)		76%

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Description

Memory Clock	5000 MHz
Chipset	Radeon R9 290
Process Technology	28 nm
Memory Size	4096 MB
Memory Bus	512 bit
Core Clock	1040 MHz
Card Bus	PCI-E 3.0
Memory Type	GDDR5
DirectX	11.2
OpenGL	4.3
PCB Form	ATX
Digital max resolution	4096 X 2160(via a single HDMI connector or DisplayPort and not supported with two DVI connectors)
Analog max resolution	2048 x 1536
Multi-view	4
I/O	DVI-D*2 / DisplayPort / HDMI
Card size	L=294mm, W=141mm, H=41mm
Power requirement	600W(with one 6-pin and one 8-pin external power connectors)