The core gameplay of Sleeping Dogs consists of giving the player an open world environment in which to move around freely. As we move further and further up the resolution table, and more and more pressure is placed on the GPU, Uber mode starts to make a difference. Let the games begin! It is close, though, thanks to the high minimum, another 4 or 5 FPS would be all we really need to see. You can see it's easily enough to get a good jump on the GTX TITAN SuperClocked. Shawn takes care of all of our video card reviews. At the lowest resolution, there's really nothing, moving to 1920 x 1200 and 2560 x 1600, though, you can really see quite a large increase in performance. Stream processors go from 2.048 to 2,816, while Texture Units move from 128 to 176, and ROPs from 32 to 64. Sniper Elite V2 trails the NVIDIA offerings at all resolutions, but continues to offer strong playable numbers across the board. Keep in mind; it tests the complete system (minus LCD monitor, which is plugged directly into AC wall socket). This isn't anything too new and we've seen this already on a number or R series video cards we've looked at so far. 3DMark 11 is the latest version of the world's most popular benchmark. At 2560 x 1600, you can see we move from a 78 FPS average to a more comfortable 88 FPS. Fire Strike is our new showcase DirectX 11 benchmark designed for high-performance gaming PCs. The 290X is based on a 28nm process and the core clock comes in at 1000MHz. Under Uber Mode, we get quite a good performance boost when compared to Quiet mode. The main difference is that it is a bit more useful here. Just Cause 2 in Uber Mode sees some excellent performance jumps when compared to the card running in Quiet Mode. Above you can see a little switch. Especially when we're under 60 FPS to over 60 FPS or move from the lower 60 FPS range to the higher-end of it. The setup here is very standard. It's here where we really see the similarities stop, though. After being rescued, they find out their evacuation point (Where the Category-G appeared) was a set-up and no pick up team awaited them. We can't wait to throw overclocking into the mix on the new R9 290X soon. It reveals the enchanting magic of floating islands with a tiny village hidden in the cloudy skies. We don’t lose a lot because by blocking some of the R9 290 shading units, they get better overclocking, so you can make up for the difference in performance by not paying extra for the R9 290X. Quiet Mode and Uber Mode are an interesting concept, and to be honest at times, we really see quite a difference in performance between the two modes. OEM Boxes for 2 x ASUS R9 290x Reference; Hello, welcome to ASUS Republic of Gamers Official Forum. 60 FPS - It's the average we look for when we don't have a minimum coming at us. Here we see video cards go from playable FPS to an unplayable FPS and the real power houses continue to help break that 60 FPS mark we always aim for to provide a smooth gaming experience. Moving to 2560 x 1600, though, we do see a nice jump in both the minimum and average. Moving from 60 FPS / 60 Hz to 120 FPS / 120 Hz brings with it a certain fluidity that can't really be explained, but instead has to be experienced. 30 FPS - It's the minimum number we aim for when it comes to games. New benchmark grants the power to unleash the DirectX 11 potential in the gift wrapping of impressively towering graphics capabilities. Outside of the main specifications and the two big main features mentioned just before in the form of the Dual BIOS switch, which allows "Quiet Mode" and "Uber Mode" along with the new Bridgeless CrossFire technology, we've got support for both Mantle and AMD True Audio. As stated it is a reference design of the original Radeon R9-290X. The AMD R9 290X, a 2013 release, was the once-flagship of the 200 series, later superseded by the 390X refresh, (sort of) the Fury X, and eventually the RX-series cards. This isn't anything too abnormal for a high-end card, and we're sure we'll see some companies offer dual 8-pin PCIe connectors for serious overclocking later down the track. First, some nuts and bolts: Our Radeon R9 290X reference design carries a 1000MHz GPU clock, a 1250MHz memory clock, and 4GB of DDR5 memory. We have one more reference review for you, this is the Gigabyte Radeon R9-290X. It is our most ambitious and technical benchmark ever, featuring real-time graphics rendered with detail and complexity far beyond what is found in other benchmarks and games today. Leading up to the Radeon R9 290X launch, I had two cards in the lab, both supplied by AMD. From 2009, Shawn is also taking care of our memory reviews, and from May 2011, Shawn also takes care of our CPU, chipset and motherboard reviews. Also, we are proud to announce the inclusion of 4K UltraHD benchmarks in our tests. If you're not happy with this number, you can head in and lower it, of course it's going to come at the cost of noise levels. At stock the AMD R9 290X would outperform the GTX 780. So while the system might draw 400 watts in our test system, placing it into your own PC with a number of other items, the draw is going to be higher. The Reference cooled Radeon R9 290X raised its temperature to 95 degrees celcius and that forced the card to throttle and drop in performance by quite a bit sometimes. We can solve this problem for you. As for the difference between Quiet and Uber mode, the temperature was the same. It's fairly safe to assume that NVIDIA is going to drop the price of the GTX 780 in the coming week or weeks, for one reason and one reason only. More importantly, though, we've got playable numbers at both resolutions, which is exactly what we like to see. Everything You Need To Know About Asus R9 290x Reference. Also no one has been able to change the RevID for r9 290 so fat. It's a pity we're still a few FPS shy of that 60 FPS number we're always on the hunt for. Uber Mode, on the other hand, sees it perform much better. Khan believes the Dark One is the key to humanity's future, and wants to make peace with it, while Ranger leader Colonel Miller wants to kill the creature due to its potential threat. To further complicate the situation, the R9 280X and 270X are both rebrands of existing products making it seems like both AMD and NVIDIA (GTX770/760 are also rebrands) are really lazing off on development efforts in the mid-range desktop component sector. Just Cause 2 employs the Avalanche Engine 2.0, an updated version of the engine used in Just Cause. Via the Hardware FMA engine inside the CrossFire compositing block, we no longer have the need for an external connector. AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB Reference Video Card Review Another piece of the R series puzzle comes together. Shopping is an inevitable part of our lives in today’s times, but what can make this a successful venture? Nexuiz for consoles is powered by CryENGINE 3. It wasn’t stable at 1150 MHz, so instead he kept overclocking the memory, which we have to say has some potential, but not as much as we expected. Using our PROVA Power Analyzer WM-01 or "Power Thingy" as it has become quickly known as to our readers, we are now able to find out what kind of power is being used by our test system and the associated graphics cards installed. Hitman: Absolution is an action-adventure stealth game developed by I/O Interactive and published by Square Enix. We're still missing a couple of pieces when it comes to having a look at the new R series from top to bottom. We see a bit of a jump at the lowest resolutions, but looking at the numbers, we would've preferred that at the highest resolution, then we probably would've also been able to outperform the NVIDIA offerings with an extra 10%. Rico Rodriguez returns as the protagonist, aiming to overthrow the evil dictator Pandak "Baby" Panay and confront his former mentor, Tom Sheldon. Adding new game benchmarks is a long, tedious and time consuming task as every video card has to be re-tested in those new benchmarks. Developer Homepage: http://irrationalgames.com/, Product Homepage: http://www.bioshockinfinite.com. The R9 290X will come with 4GB of VRAM which provide more bandwidth at slower clocks. While the clock rates don't change, "Quiet Mode" focuses on keeping noise down, while "Uber Mode" focuses on keeping performance up. He's been with you since dial-up and the ISA slot. If you want to power the MSI R9 290X Lightning you'll need a pair of 8-pin and a 6-pin power connections available. AMD's R9 290 reference design is virtually indistinguishable from the R9 290X. Price: US $89.00. At 65.6dB, Quiet mode isn't exactly all that quiet. Of course, if you're buying a 120 Hz monitor to take advantage of 3D, an average of 120 FPS in our benchmark means that in 3D you will have an average of 60 FPS, which again means you should expect some smooth gameplay. This will help keep our benchmark line up as up to date as possible as we introduce and remove games on a constant basis. Tomb Raider was released on 5 March 2013 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows to universal critical acclaim. With the R9 290X in Uber mode, you can see performance is very close to the heavily overclocked MSI GTX 780 Lightning, which also sees that at the higher resolution, it's ahead of the much more expensive GTX TITAN 6GB SuperClocked from EVGA. Companies might choose to just offer two BIOS versions with different clock speeds, or a UEFI and non-UEFI one, like we've seen out of the switch on other cards. 120 FPS - The new number that we've been hunting down over recent months. Maybe in the future we just grab the noise levels and compare the numbers under a benchmark or two. 5001+: The game works wonderfully at this setting. and so much more. We openly invite the companies who provide us with review samples / who are mentioned or discussed to express their opinion. Across the board, though, we do trail behind the NVIDIA offerings at all resolutions, even when running in Uber mode. Of course being a Lightning card, we overclocked it, and as you'll see in our graphs today, the core was pushed to 1020MHz, while the 3GB of GDDR5 was pushed to 6540MHz QDR. Radeon R9 290. 2000 through 5000: The game runs fine at the setting, if you have room, you can adjust some settings. The launch of the HD 7000 series last year saw AMD miss the mark when it came to pricing some of its models. While Heaven sees a nice boost in performance when switching between Uber and Quiet mode, you can see that the top NVIDIA offerings come out ahead. The game is set on the other side of the world from the original Just Cause, on the fictional island of Panau in Southeast Asia. Checking out BioShock Infinite, you can again see in this case the NVIDIA offerings come out ahead. For this reason, the new R series video cards stand out. Sniper Elite V2 features detailed sniping simulation with advanced ballistics, taking into account gravity, wind, velocity, bullet penetration, aim stability and more. To stay up to date and current with the latest benchmarks and games available, we've changed our approach to adding new benchmarks. While many may argue that the human eye can't see over 24 FPS or 30 FPS, any true gamer will tell you that as we climb higher in Frames Per Seconds (FPS), the overall gameplay feels smoother. Developer Homepage: http://eu.square-enix.com/en, Product Homepage: http://www.sleepingdogs.net/. A HIS-branded AMD reference design Radeon R9 290X graphics card was taken apart by Expreview, revealing its cooling solution, the PCB, the VRM, and the star attraction, the company's new 28 nm "Hawaii" silicon. What they uncovered comes as no surprise - the underlying PCB is identical in design to AMD reference PCB for the Radeon R9 290X, down the location of every tiny SMT component. Of course, the latter is something we'll most likely ever be able to compare, but we doubt AMD would've removed the connectors, if it was going to impact CrossFire performance. These new cards featuring the Hawaii Island GPU bring to the table a variety of new technologies such as the Mantle API, TruAudio and DirectX 11.1/11.2. We would like to thank the following companies for supplying and supporting us with our test system hardware and equipment: Intel, ASUS and Corsair. AMD's Radeon R9 290X 4GB is set to hit at $549. In F1 2012 players will feel the unparalleled thrill of becoming a FORMULA ONE driver with a host of new features, wide-ranging technical and gameplay advancements and extensive competitive and co-operative multiplayer components. We're sure that people are going to be excited to pick one up and see just how the new model goes on their own system. For today’s review we will be looking at the Radeon R9 290X reference design from Sapphire  and we’ll see just how well the R9 290X shapes up in how AMD envisioned it to be. Every custom cooler will be news thanks to AMD's reference coolers, Hawaii's performance and the price it sells. Developer Homepage: http://www.alientrap.org/. However, being above 60 FPS is something that every setup here has a problem with at this resolution, including the CrossFire 280X setup. Today we check out the high-end Radeon R9 290X … The R9 290X has 64 ROP’s, 176 TMU’s and 2,816 unifed shaders. Dirt Showdown has always favored NVIDIA offerings, but you can see in Quiet Mode, we're sitting around the same level as the overclocked GTX 780 Lightning and GTX TITAN. After five minutes of that we get a bit more serious and place the device two CM away from the fan on the card to find the maximum noise level of the card when idle (2D mode) and in load (3D mode). As for playable numbers go, you can see that at the highest resolution the 41 FPS minimum and 53 FPS average just isn't enough for us to consider the game playable. Turning to Uber Mode, though, that does bring a noticeable increase in load levels. The memory side also changes. As the first entry in a new Tomb Raider continuity, the game is a reboot that emphasizes the reconstructed origins of the culturally influential lead character Lara Croft. F1 2012 also makes good use of Uber Mode with a decent jump in performance when compared to Quiet Mode. Version and / or Patch Used: Standalone Benchmark, Timedemo or Level Used: Built in Benchmark, Developer Homepage: http://www.sega.com/?t=EnglishUSA, Product Homepage: http://www.pso2.com/us/html/index.html. We also can't forget that the R9 290 is due soon as well which will help fill the top-end bracket from AMD. His favorite animal is the scapegoat. Shipping: Calculate Varies based on location and shipping method. IllFonic brings Alientrap Software's Nexuiz to next-gen gaming consoles around the world while staying true to the game play refined over the years through development. Not quite enough to come out ahead of our heavily overclocked MSI GTX 780 Lightning, though. 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Transistors are also up from 4.3B to 6.2B. Saying that, though, this isn't a terrible number at all and we see it's up there with many other high-end single and dual GPU video card offerings. As for the NVIDIA side of things, we've got the reference GTX 770 2GB, along with the MSI GTX 780 3GB Lightning we just finished looking at. The other thing is, Quiet Mode isn't all that quiet. Of course the first (reference) R9 290X graphics cards aren’t shipping until November 4th so you’ll only have to wait about 2-3 weeks “extra” for those custom designs. Pick up and play controls combine with electrifying events, frenzied crowds and stunning graphics to deliver high octane, dive in and drive thrills from event one. Product Homepage: http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/3dmark. True Audio is an amazing technology and we're so looking forward to having games take advantage of it. The last words imply possible DLC additions to the game, "There's nothing to be gained by wiping out snow pirates... unless you had some kind of grudge.". You can see looking through the numbers here today that Uber Mode has a real impact on performance under a number of games, especially as more and more pressure is placed on the card. We're hoping this isn't a trend that continues throughout all of our testing here today. Before release, the developers stated that Absolution would be easier to play and more accessible, while still retaining hardcore aspects of the franchise. The snow has melted to reveal jungles and more tropical areas that have taken the place of more frozen regions. According to the leaker, his R9 290X sample can go up to 1130 MHz. Play Phantasy Star Online 2 and experience revolutionary combat in an action-driven, free-to-play multiplayer online RPG from SEGA. "This mode is designed to perform optimally under all performance and game testing. Published by Square Enix, Tomb Raider is the fifth title developed by Crystal Dynamics in the Tomb Raider franchise. R9 290 and R9 290X will support AMD TrueAudio, Mantle, Direct3D 11.2, and bridge-free Crossfire technology using XDMA. Instead of a 384-bit memory bus, we've got a larger 512-bit one, which means that instead of 3GB of GDDR5, this higher-end model supports 4GB. Considering you're going to have to go into your case to switch modes, I'm not sure why you would really opt for Quiet Mode over Uber Mode when there's really quite a decent difference in performance, especially when it matters. the 290 will be around $200 (give or take depending on the shipping) and the 290x will be $250 shipped. Due to the wall, though, we see little difference between Quiet and Uber mode at 1680 x 1050 and 1920 x 1200. Finally we finish our look at the card with the I/O side of things. Compared to the R9 280X, we have a few areas that are similar. Core clock which was supposed to be 1Ghz, often dropped as low as 870Mhz due to the temperatures rising to 95 degrees. United States: Find other tech and computer products like this over at Amazon.com, United Kingdom: Find other tech and computer products like this over at Amazon.co.uk, Australia: Find other tech and computer products like this over at Amazon.com.au, Canada: Find other tech and computer products like this over at Amazon.ca, Deutschland: Finde andere Technik- und Computerprodukte wie dieses auf Amazon.de. In the end, though, we're still a good chunk below the 60 FPS number we need for solid gameplay. We've already seen companies do some fantastic things with the models that have launched with the Sapphire TOXIC variants standing out and the MSI HAWK, which we're yet to test. Even R9 290x that has Hynix memory has problems being stable with downclocked memory (1250Mhz) and it is much worse if you have elpida. The Radeon R9 290 and R9 290X were announced on September 25, 2013. Hello, In General, can the r9 290x be compared to the gtx 980 or to the gtx 970? You can see moving to Uber Mode brings the R9 290X numbers in line with the heavily overclocked MSI GTX 780 3GB Lightning. The Rangers have since occupied the D6 military facility, with Artyom having become an official member of the group. With the switch pushed to the left hand side (or the side towards the displays), the card is in "Quiet Mode". A quick video showing the fan noise of AMD's R9 290 with the reference cooler. Developer Homepage: http://www.rebellion.co.uk/, Product Homepage: http://sniperelitev2.com/us/age.html. Fire Strike will only be available in the Windows editions of 3DMark initially. When it comes to heat, the R9 290X 4GB is a warm running video card with 94c being seen at load. Mantle is a fantastic sounding technology and we've got some huge players behind it. Starting off with clock speeds, the R9 290X will be clocked in at up to 1000Mhz. People with access to an XFX Radeon R9 390X graphics card, took it apart to take a peek at its PCB. Let’s talk about specs for a moment. BioShock Infinite is a first-person shooter video game and the third installment in the BioShock series. Today, though, is all about the newest high-end GPU from AMD. Along with comparing the card against itself, though, we've got a number of AMD offerings including the PowerColor PCS HD 7950 2GB overclocked to over 1100MHz, while the reference HD 7970 GHz Edition rounds off our collection of previous generation AMD cards. On foot, the player character has the ability to walk, run, jump, climb over obstacles and swim, as well as use weapons and martial arts in combat. Guaranteed to provide players with the most realistic simulation of military sharpshooting yet available. Owner and lead reviewer for Back2Gaming. This $429 MSI R9 390X Gaming has a silent mode which runs the clocks at the reference 1050/1500MHz, but out of the box it is clocked at 1080MHz/1500MHz, and MSI guarantees an overclock of 1100MHz/1525MHz that is supported by its 3-year warranty. But if that was honestly the case, I'd point you in the direction of the cheaper Sapphire R9 280X 3GB TOXIC for instance, which is a truly fantastic card with fantastic performance and an unreal cooler. More on that later. The R290 and R290X both bring with it bridgeless CrossFire technology. Let's see what happens with the NVIDA offerings in the coming weeks, though. The fan speed tops out at 55% as default but you can set it higher manually. Maybe "Quieter" Mode would've been a more appropriate name for it. Version and / or Patch Used: Latest Steam Update, Developer Homepage: http://www.eidos.com/, Product Homepage: http://www.justcause.com/. Switching between Quiet and Uber Mode brought no real difference in power draw. At $549, the R9 290X 4GB feels like the easier choice when compared against the GTX 780. When we move to the higher Extreme preset, though, you can see that the higher-end NVIDIA offerings have a good 10%+ gain on it. You can see we've got two Dual-Link DVI connectors, along with the standard HDMI port and our DisplayPort, which supports Multi-Stream Transport with an adapter. More than 10-year of corporate IT experience as well as consumer IT journalism. The main difference is the size of the card. Let's move onto some games that are more intensive. Coming out the gate with 3DMark 11, you can see that when it comes to the Performance Preset, the R9 290X has no problems outperforming our other single GPU offerings here. Sleeping Dogs performance is strong across the board, and you can see in Uber Mode, the card is ahead of both high-end NVIDIA offerings at all resolutions. AMD’s R9 290X is the company’s top-tier GPU offering in the R9 series and is its fastest single GPU to date. If we're getting an average of 60 FPS, we should have a minimum of 30 FPS or better and as mentioned above, it means we've got some smooth game play happening. AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB Overclocked Reference Video Card We fire up MSI Afterburner and see what the brand new AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB can do when overclocking is thrown into the mix. Miller sends Artyom to the surface with a mission to kill the Dark One; he is accompanied by Anna, Miller's sarcastic daughter and the Rangers' best sniper. Because it's also our first R9 290X, we'll be covering some of the main features that the new model brings to the table. What monitor should I consider to pair with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080? It's fairly safe to say this will more than likely be the last time we test Quiet Mode - at least as in depth as today. Riding a wave of anticipation and saving the best for last, today AMD is finally launching the Big Kahuna: the Radeon R9 290X. This yielded a performance index with AMD's Radeon R9 290 reference card serving as the 100-percent baseline. At the moment, though, we can't really take advantage of the technology in a big way. The performance and price that hits at will be interesting. This isn't a huge surprise as Lost Planet 2 has always leant towards NVIDIA, due to the tessellation aspect of the game. © 1999-2020. Designed to measure your PC's gaming performance 3DMark 11 makes extensive use of all the new features in DirectX 11 including tessellation, compute shaders and multi-threading. PSO2 makes excellent use of overclocking, though, and I think when we throw overclocking into the mix on the R9 280X, we should see another large increase in performance. Out of the box our card was running in Quiet Mode. The overall fan and shroud design is pretty much identical. As for Quiet and Uber mode, you can see again very little difference is seen in both presets. It is the fifth entry in the Hitman game series, and runs on I/O Interactive's proprietary Glacier 2 game engine. The R9 290’s 47% maximum default fan speed isn’t. We finish off the AMD side of things with the Sapphire R9 280X 3GB TOXIC, which did an awesome job of impressing us, while we've also included the MSI R9 280X 2GB Twin Frozr Gaming OC cards in CrossFire. Maybe that is just my personal opinion, though, and if you're gaming at a lower resolution, or really don't need that much power, then you could run it Quiet Mode. We will be testing the R9 290X 4GB in both modes to see if there's any kind of difference. Sleeping Dogs is played as an over-the-shoulder, third-person perspective action-adventure game with role-playing elements. When it comes to comparing Quiet and Uber modes on the R9 290X, though, you can see that little difference is really seen. Shawn Baker Developer Homepage: http://www.futuremark.com, Product Homepage: http://www.3dmark.com/3dmark11/. This includes crossfire.". AMD has completely changed how frequencies work in the Hawaii GPUs. It can be time-consuming if you haven’t got the correct information. Compared to the top NVIDIA offerings, though, you can see the setups are fairly close to each other, with no major changes being seen. Pulling out the TES 1350A Sound Level Meter we find ourselves quickly yelling into the top of it to see how loud we can be. When it comes to the power side of things, you can see we've got a single 6-pin and single 8-pin PCIe connector. It's enough to put the R9 290X out ahead of the GTX TITAN 6GB SuperClocked at the highest resolution. upgrading from an HD 7770, I have two offers on r/hardwareswap for both a reference R9 290 and a reference r9 290x. Our benchmark line up will progress and be updated as newer more intensive games with benchmarks comes to light. We will be testing out CrossFire soon and we really look forward to an extremely smooth experience with it. The Difference Between My R9 290X And Yours. Please Note: We still include Far Cry 2 in our benchmarks (we know it's old) as a way for our readers to get a general representation of how older games perform on new hardware. Khan, the nomad mystic, arrives at D6 to inform Artyom and the Rangers that a single Dark One survived the missile strike. Comparing Quiet and Uber mode against each other, you can see at 1680 x 1050 little changes. The player controls Wei Shen, a Chinese-American police officer, as he goes undercover to infiltrate the Sun On Yee Triad organization. "This mode is designed to optimally suit a gamer that wants to keep a tight lid on acoustics. For today’s review we will be looking at the Radeon R9 290X reference design from Sapphire and we’ll see just how well the R9 290X shapes up in how AMD envisioned it to be. And with the switch moved to the other side it's in "Uber Mode". Please contact us if you wish to respond. 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