Radeon R9 290 Performance Figures Leaked by OCUK

Blackops_2

2013-10-27 05:02

Keep an eye out for the potential Sapphire Toxic also.

As well as the lightening edition. Though i recently discovered they aren't voltage locked like i thought Afterburner isn't updated to adjust voltage. So people are flashing to Asus Bios to use AI tweak or whatever it's called to adjust voltage.

#4685271

miffywiffy

2013-10-27 13:01

It runs too hot, I'd rather a 780 because there is no way I could play games knowing my GPU was at 95c. I'll wait to see what people like Asus do with after market coolers, however if they take too long with it I'd just wait for the 880 at that point.

#4685410

Blackops_2

2013-10-27 16:18

It runs too hot, I'd rather a 780 because there is no way I could play games knowing my GPU was at 95c. I'll wait to see what people like Asus do with after market coolers, however if they take too long with it I'd just wait for the 880 at that point.

Simple solution if your in the market for one, don't buy reference. This is by all means AMD's fermi. Watercooling has already proved these things aren't incredibly hot, they just have possibly the most inadequate cooler on them. Custom cooling should bring it down. Had they designed a reference cooler like the 780/Titan it would've cost more. So wait and see what the aftermarket solutions do or wait for the 780Ti to launch so the 780 price drops. In conclusion wait a bit before you spend 650$ on a 780 when a month from now you might could have it for 450-500$

@blackops2 thks been checking out that thread. we need some guru's now with feedback..

Np man 🙂 i would have one but i'm waiting to see what happens by the end of november. On one hand i want to wait for a 780 price drop but on the other these 290s once OCed are pretty monstrous. If the 290 matches the 780 or is around 5% of the 780 performance i'll probably have one, though i'll still have to wait for custom cooling solutions. Then again for benching purposes i want a 290x....i'm all over the place right now. :bang:

#4685618

Rich_Guy

2013-10-27 20:52

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 pictured and ‘tested’ http://s17.postimg.org/x8lg61mhb/Sapphire_Radeon_R9_290_850x478.jpg http://s16.postimg.org/flhc21wv9/AMD_Radeon_R9_290_GPU_Z.png

We are very close to the official launch of the Radeon R9 290, a slower sibling of R9 290X. Chinese forums are always worth a check before major announcements. Today a member of Chiphell forums posted a first preview of Sapphire R9 290 graphics card, including some photos and two 3Dmark tests (here we go again). Performance varies in both tests, while R9 290 is actually slower in 3Dmark 11 by 3%, but outperforms GTX 780 by 9% in 3DMark Fire Strike. The leaker claims that the score should actually be better in with the AMD card, the lower score could’ve been caused by unsupported drivers. That’s partially a reason why GPU-Z cannot read the data correctly, at least it read the clocks right.

3Dmark 11 (Extreme Preset) AMD Radeon R9 290 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 http://s8.postimg.org/6jyr562kl/AMD_Radeon_R9_290_3_DMark11_850x536.png http://s22.postimg.org/tacob6vox/NVIDIA_Ge_Force_GTX_780_3_DMark11_850x536.png 3Dmark Fire Strike (Extreme Preset) AMD Radeon R9 290 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 http://s9.postimg.org/u6ag7uhhr/AMD_Radeon_R9_290_3_DMark_Fire_Strike_850x348.png http://s16.postimg.org/xo5rm1esl/NVIDIA_Ge_Force_GTX_780_3_DMark_Fire_Strike_850x337.png

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Sapphire’s R9 290 looks exactly the same as their 290X, that includes 6+8-pin power connectors and missing CrossFire fingers, but that’s not surprising of course. We are pretty much familiar with the rest of the design. Sapphire was the only manufacturer to put more stickers on the cooler, rather than only on the fan. The label clearly states that we are looking at non-X model, which is also confirmed by the stickers at the back. You can also spot the BIOS switch, proving that R9 290 will support Uber and Quiet modes too. If you somehow missed the specs of this card then let me make a short recap. R9 290 is based on Hawaii PRO processor, which sports 2560 Stream Processors (290X has 2816). The number of ROPs is still 64, but Texture Units were reduced to 160. The R9 290 is also using 512-bit interface with 4GB GDDR5 memory, which is a very good option considering the price (which is expected around $450). AMD Radeon R9 290 will be released on October 31st.

Source :- videocard z Its going to be a cracker 😎

#4685623

WhiteLightning

Moderator

2013-10-27 20:57

those 780gtx screenshots are from july ?

#4685642

Texter

2013-10-27 21:23

Who cares if the stock 780 score's from July when the 290 score equals/outperforms a Titan...

#4685652

eclap

2013-10-27 21:37

A 290 with a custom cooler will be a killer card, especially for around £350. You really can't go wrong, I was definitely going to get one, but too late now. I might still buy one if I don't like crossfire

#4685656

Deathchild

2013-10-27 21:41

Heh, yeah. I think it'll be fine though. 😀 But we'll see.

#4685947

AndreasGuido

2013-10-28 10:13

A 290 with a custom cooler will be a killer card, especially for around £350. You really can't go wrong, I was definitely going to get one, but too late now. I might still buy one if I don't like crossfire

So you went crossfire in the end? Hows it so far? i am waiting for 290 to be released to the world, before i pull a tirgger!

#4688216

Texter

2013-10-30 11:33

290 has apparently been delayed to November 5th as a result of AMD releasing a better driver for it. (source: the guys who had the 290X specs right)

#4688217

SLI-756

2013-10-30 11:34

290 has apparently been delayed to November 5th as a result of AMD releasing a better driver for it.

someone should tell them bf4 is released very soon and stop trolling.

#4688222

Texter

2013-10-30 11:36

and stop trolling.

You'd think that reference cooler was enough trolling...

#4688307

Rich_Guy

2013-10-30 13:10

The new drivers supposed to have a significant performance increase. 🙂

#4688316

SLI-756

2013-10-30 13:20

The new drivers supposed to have a significant performance increase. 🙂

if we were talking about a bios then sure it makes sense, but no, we're talking about gpu review benchmarks( a few extra fps over NVidia), at the expense of the customer.

#4688320

eclap

2013-10-30 13:26

So you went crossfire in the end? Hows it so far? i am waiting for 290 to be released to the world, before i pull a tirgger!

It's great man, runs everything I've thrown at it just fine, loving it.

#4688355

Rich_Guy

2013-10-30 14:20

Nice one eclap 🙂

#4688418

AndreasGuido

2013-10-30 15:24

It's great man, runs everything I've thrown at it just fine, loving it.

Nice one! No issues with CF then? Like i said waiting for 290! Hope i wont be disappointed!

#4688508

Icanium

2013-10-30 17:24

A 290 with a custom cooler will be a killer card, especially for around £350. You really can't go wrong, I was definitely going to get one, but too late now. I might still buy one if I don't like crossfire

Any idea how long after release before cards with custom coolers are available?

#4688523

eclap

2013-10-30 17:48

Any idea how long after release before cards with custom coolers are available?

Nobody knows but it is looking like late December early January atm.

#4688532

mitzi76

2013-10-30 17:56

meh hurry up with the 290 amd need a new card for bf4!! (well seriously tempted by a 780 atm..)