SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon R9 290 Graphics Card

Name: SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon R9 290
Brand: SAPPHIRE
SKU: 21227-00-40G
Rating: 4.6 (35 reviews)

SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 21227-00-40G

★★★★★

(35 reviews)

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The new SAPPHIRE R9 290 features 2560 stream processing units and an engine clock of up to 947 Mhz. It is equipped with 4GB of the latest high performance GDDR5 memory on a 512-bit interface and clocked at 1250 MHz (5.0GHz effective) delivering high bandwidth capable of supporting smooth gaming even at UltraHD resolution.

Specifications Overview

Model	21227-00-40G
Series	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
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	947 MHz
GPU Boost Clock Rate	-
TDP	250 W
Length	277 mm
Cooling Type	1 Fan
Power Connectors	1 PCIe 8-pin + 1 PCIe 6-pin
DirectX	DirectX 11.2
OpenGL	OpenGL 4.3
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 performance
Great price
4GB video memory
Excellent for Bitcoin mining

Cons

Very noisy
High temperatures
High power consumption

SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon R9 290 Performance comparison with similar Graphics Cards

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SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon R9 290 Performance

GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization)

Radeon R9 390X (70th)		117%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti (71st)		115%
Radeon RX 580 (72nd)		113%
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (72nd)		113%
Radeon R9 290X (73rd)		110%
Radeon RX 5500 XT (73rd)		110%
Radeon R9 390 (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

Specification
Display Support	supports up to 3 display monitor(s) without DisplayPort 4 x Maximum Display Monitor(s) support
Output	1 x HDMI (with 3D) 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 2 x Dual-Link DVI-D
GPU	947 MHz Core Clock 28 nm Chip 2560 x Stream Processors
Video Memory	4096 MB Size 512 -bit GDDR5 5000 MHz Effective
Dimension	277(L)X104(W)X35(H) mm Size. 2 x slot
Software	Driver CD
Accessory	8 PIN to 4 PIN Power Cable 6 PIN to 4 PIN Power Cable HDMI 1.4a high speed 1.8 meter cable(Full Retail SKU only)