MSI AMD Radeon R9 290 OC Graphics Card

Name: MSI AMD Radeon R9 290 OC
Brand: MSI
SKU: 912-V308-002
Rating: 4.1 (84 reviews)

MSI AMD Radeon R9 290 Gaming OC 4GB GDDR5

★★★★★

(84 reviews)

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NOW YOU'RE GAMING WITH MSI
A graphics card is the single most important element for more FPS. As gamers, we understand that not just any graphics card "will do". That's why we bring you the best of the best. We don't want to bug you with noise and heat, but we DO want to give you more performance. With MSI GAMING series graphics cards you get just that.

Specifications Overview

Model	912-V308-002 R9 290 GAMING 4G
Release Date	January 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	1010 MHz
GPU Boost Clock Rate	-
TDP	250 W
Length	276 mm
Cooling Type	2 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 mining

Cons

Very noisyHigh temperaturesHigh power consumption

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

(Higher is better)

MSI AMD Radeon R9 290 OC Performance

GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization)

Radeon R9 390X (71st)		117%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti (72nd)		115%
Radeon RX 580 (73rd)		113%
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (73rd)		113%
Radeon R9 390 (74th)		110%
Radeon R9 290X (74th)		110%
Radeon RX 5500 XT (74th)		110%
GeForce GTX 970 (75th)		108%
Radeon RX 480 (76th)		~
Radeon R9 290 (76th)		100%
GeForce GTX 780 (77th)		97%
Radeon RX 570 (77th)		97%
GeForce GTX 1650 G6 (78th)		93%
GeForce GTX 1650 G5 (78th)		93%
Arc A380 (79th)		91%
Quadro P2000 (80th)		89%
Radeon RX 470 (80th)		89%
Radeon RX 6400 (81st)		86%
Radeon R9 380X (82nd)		82%
Radeon R9 280X (83rd)		76%

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Description

Graphics Engine

AMD Radeon™ R9 290
Bus Standard

PCI Express x16 3.0
Memory Type

GDDR5
Memory Size(MB)

4096
Memory Interface

512 bits
Core Clock Speed(MHz)

1007MHz Core(OC mode)
977MHz Core(Gaming mode)
947MHz Core(Silent mode)
Memory Clock Speed(MHz)

5000
DVI Output

2 (Dual-link DVI-D)
HDMI-Output

1 (version 1.4a)
DisplayPort

1
HDCP Support

Y
HDMI Support

Y
Dual-link DVI

Y
Display Output (Max Resolution)

2560x1600
RAMDACs

400
DirectX Version Support

11.2
OpenGL Version Support

4.3
CrossFire Support

Y, 4-way(SW)
Card Dimension(mm)

276x127x39mm
Weight

1010g

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The MSI Radeon R9-290 Gaming OC appeals on many different levels, with great looks, a near silent cooler, superb temps and plenty of performance. Once again the Twin Frozr 4 has proved its mettle and tames the R9-290 core into a cool, calm and collected...

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